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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27

Der @ice.@ ouperneur bon Glib.
Carolina lit pieleift elm &eiuItot
einer Gr5iebims obne Soft. Sein
Seloenitiif beitano oarin, Dab err
einen &eOafte,r nieoeri6ob, ipeld}er
i'm onr6 einen 3eitunesartifel be.
leibiat bate.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27

Der wublbere6tigte Glerus Ser
GrsoiS5eie Cincinnati bat fir oas
amt zines Goaojutor.g r5biihofes
folaenbe Serna aufgeiteut: 9iihof
Woeller BON Columbus, 9iihpf
Maes BON gopington uno @eih.
biid,of S'0onagbue bon Snbia.
llapolts.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27

Gin @ebielbIatt ibreibt SoIsen.
oes:
uBrGiioent Saolep bon Der Gale
ltniperiitdt iagte ueuIif,, wenn Die
entpidluna Der Tinse in ben Ser.
Staaten allf ben ~bisberigeu 8ahnen
Sortibreitet, baben mir IN 20 Sab
rem einen aaiier in 8aibinston."
Gs miiroe uus iebr punbern, ipenn
riht hellte ihon irseub eiu Mouu
Nomens Safer in Maibiueton 5u
finoen mdre. Sblaget eimmdl i'm
IbreBbuh na6!
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27

Gle Shulb au Dem &oblenmange[
lparen 3uerit bic @rubenarbeiter;
ipGter Die giienbabnem neueitens
iino es Die Subrleute uno tptr bitten
rmiere Seier, iid gut 5u neriteden,
ionit fpirb man nod beweiien, baB
ite Die Sfulb an IIlem babeu.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27

lin idneu iertis 5u werben, tbue
man nur-e ne Sahe atf einmal.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27

@ie tpdre eS Den &oblentbaler
,ltm 2onbesgeloe 5l erbeben2
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27

Ser 8ei5ige liebt iein 8elo mebr,
ais iid ielbit.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27

SIS lit ltniinn, einem @eBeer 5,l
iaaen, man miiiic Ieben mo leben
laiien.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-03

The city council met In regular
session at the city building last
night at the regular time. Present
Mayor Meek, Clerk Birmingham,
and Councllmen Bell and Ryan of
the first ward, Noll of the second,
Krug and Frame of the third and
Brown of the fourth.
Water Commissioner Cutler,
Street Commissioner Rice, City En-
eineer Steele and City Solicitor
Shanor were on the foor,
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The street committee reported
that the sewer at the foot of Cath
crime street had been dug, and that
the sewer would be completed In
due time.
The condition OF the curb on
Elizabeth street at the corner of
Wells was discussed, and the street
committee were authorized to have
the same improved at once.
A new light on Rexford street,
petitioned tor by residents In that
vicinity was referred to the proper
committee with power to act
Under the consideration of the
water committee, the condition of
the we'll at the water works was
outlined by Water Commissioner
Cutler. The seriousness of the
matter indicated that speedy
measures were necessary, and the
water committee were authorized to
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-03
A SECRET SESSION

teresting and instructive, harmoni-
Gus and we'll planned. It's all Sc
cret and no body knows anything
about how secret the plans were
made ard are to be carried ou', ex
cept the Oh Review aud we will not
mention 1t more than fifty or hun
dred times. There Is going to be great
work done and deep made plans
have already been laid by the lead
ers. The details will make inter
esting reading. Further particu -
lars wilt be given as soon as Steve
pulls Hill out of the race for State
Senator which he Is to do no difer-
ence how much 1t costs. It's funny
when you think about how the
news Is ke pit from the OH Review
Perhaps we will be invited to at
tend the next conference. It's our
business to get news and without
boasting we think we do get there
XII, all right.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-03
COUNCIL MEETING

begin the necessary repairs at once.
The tact that piling will doubtless
be necessary to make solid foun-
dation for the large pumps makes
the repairs quite difficult job, but
the opinion of council was along
he line that 1t was done so thor
oughly that 1t would be finished for
all time.
Mr.. Bell of the special committee
reported progress In the mattSr OF
the pavement from the city building
10 the street.
An application was received
from Bert Allen asking tor rebate
on his license, On motion the mat
ter was laid on the table.
The license for retail lq 1or sell.
ing heretofore granted to W. P
Kenney for the building at the
corner of Water and Charles streets,
was transferred to MILAN & Shisler,
WHO have purchased the property
The appearance of the poles along
the streets was brought up by Mr..
Krug, who referred to an ordinance
requiring all poles ofwhatever kind
placed In the public steets to be
painted. On motion the clerk was
instructed to notify all parties hav-
Ing poles on the streets to have the
same painted
The West Virginia Telephone
company was granted the privilege
of having underground cables
placed across Wells street from
their Office to the Oiston Opera
house.
Af.er the approval of the bills,
council adjourned.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-03

A republican caucus was held In
Slstersvil!e last week at which time
1t was unanimously resolved by the
bosses that Steve Is to have Hill
pull CA from being a candidate for
State Senate regardless of cost.
1t was further resolved that Bill
Clark, of Ktdwell, Is not to be a
candidate for County Conmissioue
but can run for Sheriff as that
wont make no difference to the
plans of the leaders. For fear the
Republican papers did not know
of this important conference and
what the leaders had planned to Go
we give space for this news item
today. We always get the news
whether we are invited to the
caucus or not. 1t was very In
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-03

The announcement that Joseph
PulitIze er has donated $4,000, 900 to
endow school of journalism in
Columbia university will prove of
interest not only to members of the
profession, but to the public The
amount OF the gift and the charac-
ter of the institution upon which It
Is bestowed guarantee that no ef-
fort will be spared to make the
school success. Among the mem
bers of the newspaper profession
there has always been a strong feel
ing that schools of journalism were
of little practical use and that the
best schooling was to be found In
the newspaper Office. But the pres
ent undertaking must necessarily be
upon such larger and broader lines
than any of Its predecessors that
the results of Its operations may
we'll modify this opinion. Ger
tainly there are many members of
the profession who have made a
success In 1t without any other
than the practical training afforded
by the newspaper, Office, who will
be ready to admit that they would
be better equipped for their work
had they possessed the opportunity
for broader and more exhaustive
study In their youth.
Whatever may be the outcome
of the new school of journal-
ism the fact will always remain
that many who never graduate from
1t or other similar school, but who
have an aptitude for the profession
and acquire all their instruction In
a newspaper Office, will be found
among the leaders of the profession.
This Is true In the legal profession,
wherein many of our ablest judges
and lawyers never saw the inside
of a law school. and acquired their
knowledge and training in law
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-03
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM

yer's Office. and 1t Is likely to be
illustrated for long time to come
In the newspaper profession.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
Tale Of Bill Noygan's Feeble Mules.

Near the backwoods village OF Blue Lick.
over in the knobs of this CLARK county.
there is a long and very steep hill in the
road. called Dug HILL" 1t has a very
sharp bend in 1t about half way down. On
the outer curve the bank is quite high. AT
the foot of that bank field stretches
away in a gradual slope for probably 100
yards, when 1t drops suddenly TO an in
cline of 45 degrees. That sharp incline is
800 yards from top to bottom, and the bot
tom is simply the top of ledge that has
sheer fall of twenty feet. From the bottom
of that ledge there is another sloping piece
OF ground 200 feet or so wide, and at the
lower edge of that slope another ledge
drops perpendicularly fifteen feet. the west
branch of Wolf Run creek flowing at its
base. If / have made the topography of
that section OF rather rolling country toll
erabIy plain it will be noticed that man
In a toboggan, taking the course / have
marked out, would get enough sport out OF
one ride TO last him until the opening of
the next season.
/ was standing In tho road the long
and crooked hill listening TO Uncle Job Sny-
der. the great hunter. bemoaning the deca-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

real American mules-supposed to be ON the
verge OF dissolution at that-do anything
OF that kind? No. They let those logs and
bobs prod them in the heels two or three
times, and then, IL the thing had all been
planned beforehand, away they went down
that hill. They went SO Iast that their legs
looked like -spokes in a trotting suiky be-
hind horse going as fast as Dan Patch,
a mile In 1854.
They haint got time to die nowr' ex-
claimed Uncle Job Snyder, But they'll be
goners when they get 10 the bottom o the
hill"
But they didn't get TO the bottom OF the
hill. When they reached the bend I'm the
road they didn't bend with It, but kept
straight on. Down the bank they went,
down the sloping field. with the hobs and
the logs doing their very best 10 keep up.
When the mules struck the top of the forty
five-degree incline and went on down ii they
were going fast that IL there hadn't been
snow on the ground TO throw them out in
relief could scarcely have seen them.
Then the top OF the first ledge was reached,
and mules. hobs and logs had disappeared.
Uncle Job Snyder was about TO open his
mouth and say: THAT settles it," when
the logs came in sight. going like streaks OF
lighting down the second slope toward the
ledge along the creek They had broken
their fastenings and shot over the mules.
but the mules followed right on IN their
wake. holding the hobs behind them. IL
was like shadow passing over Held TO
see those logs. mules and hobs lifting down
that slope. The top OF the second ledge was
reached, and the whole cavalcade disap-
peared again. Nothing came In sight any
more.
Thar" exclaimed Uncle Job. with sigh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

Sixteen of these library buildings have
been dedicated. The largest single donation
in Indiana was $4,000 made to Fort Wayne
at the solicitation of the Woman's Club
League, the mayor and leading citizens.
The public library board had just finished
paying for desirable building site costing
$4,000 and Added about $4,000 to Mr.. Car
negie's gift. thus making the total value of
library property, exclusive of books, over
100000. Muncie and Anderson have each
received $4,000. Several cities have obtained
$4,000 or $4,000, though a majority of the
gifts in Indiana range from $4,000 to $50 900.
ton are best expressed in these words
spoken by him: what we must seek for
surplus wealth, If we are to do real, gen.
uine good, are uses which give nothing for
nothing. which require cooperation. self
help, and which by no possibility can tend
to sap the spirit Of manly independence,
which is the only sure foundation upon
which the steady Improvement of our race
can be built. We were soon led TO see in
the free library institution which full
filled these conditions and which must work
only for good and never for evil. 1t gives
nothing for nothing"
libraries this philanthropic man once said:
Anderson, of Allegheny-his name can
never speak without feelings Of devotional
gratitude-opened his little library Of 400
books to boys. Every Saturday afternoon
he was himself I'm attendance at his house
to exchange books. No one but he who has
felt il can know the intense longing with
which the arrival of Saturday was awaited,
that new book might be had. My brother
and Mr.. Phipps, who have been my prin-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

Standing in one OF the Carnegie steel
works" said Miss Merica Hoag.and, lone
Is impressed with the tremendous energy
displayed. but IL is a grander spectacle to
view the combined products of nature,
labor and capital converted into free libra
ries, technical schools and universities in
all parts OF the world"
Miss Hoagland was discussing the won
derful things that Mr.. Carnegie has done
for Indiana. Its too bad said she. that
people are not more familiar with this
mans history. because IT is interesting In
the early part of the nineteenth century
there lived at Dunfermline, Scotland, a
poor but honest weaver, William Carnegie,
and his wife. the latter a woman of supe-
rior mind and character. To this worthy
couple. on Nov. .. 1895, was born
son who was destined to become one of the
foremost men of his age. When he was
twelve years old and his brother Thomas
five, the parents decided to make their
home in America. and came to New York
in a sailing vessel in 1s47. Andrew Carnegie
had developed in school fondness for
books. but when he came to this country
he could not longer continue at his studies.
but began the struggle for a living to
employment as bobbn boy in a cotton
factory at N.D a week. Speaking of this
period Of his life, Mr.. Carnegie has said:
Il cannot tell you how proud / was when
received my first weeks own earnings
one dollar and twenty cents made by my
self and given to me because 1 had been of
isfaction / had from that $40 outweighs
any subsequent pleasure in money getting.
1t was a week of very hard work-so hard
that but for the aim and end which sane
titled Ii. slavery might not be too strong a
term to describe it,
cit exceeds any Arabian Nights tale"
continued Miss Hoagland, Ito know that a
lad of twelve, compelled to rise in the dark
every morning except on Sunday, and to
evening. became. 10y dint of his own en-
ergy, the wealthy steel magnate, the dis
penser Of millions in gifts. No amount Of
drew Carnegie had he not had the sterling
worth and keen adaptability which was
his birthright."
HIS CAREER REVIEWED.
Further facts concerning the man who
has endowed Indiana so handsomely are
interesting. When he was fourteen his
father died. leaving him the only support
OF his mother and brother, seven years
old. Following are the ten steps travelled
by him in his advance from obscurity to
fame:
Bobbin boy, at 81 20 a week; fireman of a
small engine in cellar; telegraph messen-
ger In the Atlantic and Ohio Telegraph
Company's Office at $3.50 week; clerk and
telegraph operator for Thomas A. Scott;
investor of a $500 family loan in Adams
Express Company stock; investor in Wood
runs first sleeping car; superintendent of
the Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad; organizer of an iron bridge COM
pany to replace wooden bridges; manufac-
turer of steel; founder of public libraries
art Institutes, music halls, museums and
institutions for the promotion of popular
education.
1t is said that the secret Of Mr.. Carnegie's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

dence of game, when Bill Morgan, team
ster from the Borden district, appeared. He
had a pair of hobs with good load of logs
aboard, and the load was drawn by a
couple of small, despondent-looking mules.
Bill stopped when he came to the hill to
adjust his brake chain, for when team
comes down that hill with a load the wagon
or sled has got to have all the brake on II
that heavy chains can give. AS Bill was
adjusting his chains Uncle Job Snyder said
TO me:
Them mules hain't got no more life in
'em than pair OF old rubber boots. I'm
always glad when l see 'em raise this hill
a-goin' home, fer | don't want EN- 10 drop
dead round here
Bill Morgan set his brake chains and
came on down the hill. AS the mules
passed US l noticed that they certainly did
look il a sudden jar would startle life
away from them. They went on in hope
less sort of way, and had reached the very
steepest part OF the hill when the brake
chain separated and the hobs and logs be-
gan pushing rather savagely against the
heels of those little mules.
Now they're gone, sartin" exclaimed
Uncle Job Snyder.
The American mule of the comic newspa-
pers. under these circumstances. would have
kicked logs and hobs into sliyers. Did these
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

of relief. "nothin kin ever make me b'iieve
that them mules didn't die fore they got
to the bend I'm this hill. but they war
pushed so hard they couldn't drop. Whatn
We take for their shoes, Bill?'
Bill didn't say, and just for curiosity, I
went down with him and Uncle Job 10 see
how badly the mules were wrecked IL was
something OF job TO get there. but we
managed II. There wasn't much left of the
bobs. and the logs were lying about promis-
cuously, a good deal splintered and
TANNED. But there I'm the midst OF thu
wreck and up 10 their knees I'm water stood
these two mules. looking just as despondent
as ever and painting a little. but as much
alive as any mules that ever hee-hawed.
and without a scratch on 'em. Uncle Job
stood simply aghast He could scarcely
believe his eyes. even after Bill had led tho
mules out OF the wreck on the other side
and started 10 lead them across-lots TO the
hill. the bottom OF which they hadn't
reached.
Then Uncle Job shouted:
bill, I'll give ye $500 for them mules"
/ came away shortly afterwards and
don't know whether the mules changed
hands or not. but l do know that never
again can anything be said ABOUT tho
American mule that won't swear 10.
Charlestown. Ind. WILL DlETZ.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

cipal business partners through life, shared
with me Colonel Anderson's precious gener-
treasures that / resolved. il ever wealth
came TO me, that II should be used to estab-
lish free libraries. that other poor boys
might receive opportunities similar TO those
for which we were indebted TO that noble
man"
1T is amusing sometimes TO hear the dis
cuss!on concerning the gifts" said man
who has taken interest IN this work.
1T seems difficult for the average money
getting citizen TO understand the money
giving man parting with so large sum
cuTity from the party OF the second part.
Mr.. Carnegie. with his deep insight into
human nature, appreciates the fact that
when public libraries are properly admin
istered the people will never permit them
TO lack for the funds to support them"
AN ELEMENT OF PROGRESS.
Miss Hoagland, library organizer of
the Public Library Commission, has oppor-
tunity In her travels over the State to OBJ
serve the effect of the gifts of Mr.. Carne-
gle. She says Indiana has moved ahead
ten to twenty years in its library progress
by reason of the gifts of Mr.. Carnegie and
others. I'm many instances" said she,
the erection of these new public library
buildings affords the first opportunity the
town has had TO consider architecture as a
fine art and educate the people TO appre-
ciate il. While in some cases the styles or
certain incongruities appear, for the most
part the buildings stately and present
harmonious proportions which cannot but
be an education and delight to the beholder.
Perhaps one general criticism may be made
on the appearance of Indiana buildings.
The classic style of architecture has been
too generally adopted to give that variety
to the buildings which is desirable. Then,
too, one grows tired of columns, even
though they be of various kinds and have
different capitals But fine buildings do not
constitute libraries and unless they are
in sufficient number the expenditure of
such vast sums is not commensurate with
the returns. Too often vast sums are ex-
pended on the building and in It's equip
ment and a mere pittance paid to the IL
brarian, who by the lack of general educa-
ton or special library training, is utterly
unable to administer the library in &C
ceptabfe manner When Guardianship Is
raised to higher standard the salaries
will advance In proper proportion. Library
boards are awakening to the opportunity
which the new buildings AFFORD them OF
making the public library the efficient ally
of the public school, the big school out Of
school, With the children3 rooms. the
lecture halls. reference and reading rooms
bright and attractive, the public library OF
to-day becomes one Of the antidotes or the
saloon. 1t is expensive to build and main
tain public libraries. but 1t costs more In
money and waste Of human beings to build
and maintain reformatories. and II Is as
necessary that the people be given the
proper facilities for reading as that they
should be taught to read at ALL"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
INDLANA'S CARNEGIE LIBRARIES
MAKE AN IMPRESSIVE LIST
A ReUie7O of tie Gifts Made BY the PhilantHrQpf Tbs STATE,
Unb Facts Abou HIS Career:

success may be summed UP in his own
quotations: "I'll tell you how / got on; |
kept my ears and eyes open and / made
my masters interests my own. Actuated
by religious principles, said man recent
ly, Mr.. Carnegies moral standards are
of the highest order, and his advice TO
young men on the subject OF saloons, to-
bacco and specializing is worth the atten-
ton of any one desiring to enter the road
which leads TO success.
In 1881 Mr. Carnegie began to form the
library habit" which has become part
of his daily life. His first offer was S25O0OO
to the city of Pittsburg. This gift was aft
erward increased to $2,100000. OF this
amount $4,000 was for the main building.
100000 for the seven branch libraries To-
Gated in various parts Of the city, and
81 900 600 as an endowment fund for the art
gallery From the annual income of this
art fund at least three of the pictures pur-
chased are to be the works of American
artists AT the last meeting of the Ameri-
can Library Association IL was reported
that Mr.. Carnegie's total gift to libraries
was sH,366,950. OF this amount there has
been given to the United States $3S,5O5, 600.
Indiana has received from Mr.. Carnegie the
sum of 600. His first gift to this State
was made to the city of Goshen.
AN IMPRESSIVE LIST.
This has been followed by a steady
stream of donations amounting to nearly
a million dollars and distributed as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
The Typical Editor.
/. Kimball, in Atlantic Monthly.


What qualities do we naturally associate
with the typical editor, the representative
publicist of the press? He may be, or
course, the rare man who not only possesses
certain qualities necessary to journalistic
success, such as foresight Of what will be
interesting and significant, instructive APP
probation of the kind of news and news
treatment which will attract, the admins
trative and organizing faculty which will
get the most out of staff, the business
faculty which will make the most out OF a
plant; but who, besides all these, possesses
through personal gift and training the
power to grasp great issues and the art to
express great thoughts. But this equipment.
and properly under modern conditions,
comes last of all. and is the least esteemed.
Those who do the pen work Of the press
are for the most part unknown by name,
professionally, beyond the immediate circle
of their associates. Only In the smaller
provincial cities, and even In these to sur
prisingly small degree. is the understudy of
the ''publicist, the controlling and direct
ing manager who is responsible for what is
printed known by, or identified with, his
work. And the great public cares as little
as it knows Yet the qualities Of compre-
hension of issues and expression OF views
are those which first of all a school Of Jour-
nalism is founded to develop In 50 far as 1t
is to realize its purpose of training young
men to be publicists, and thus of raising
the profession of Journalism.