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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
The Tired Ones,

An aged Scotch minister, who was
very boastful, once said TO his good
friend:
Think of 1t! preached two hours
and twenty minutes last Sunday"
Didn't ii weary you very muchT" in
quired the other sollctously.
"Oh. no." said the minister. But
you should have seen the congrega-
tionw
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
They ALn,cd.

A Boston trolley car was taking on n
loud of women. and the conductor fran.
tical.y urged his gentle passengers To
"movc up" but, as usual. his behests
were not obeyed. "NOw. move up. Ia
dies; please do move up" he cried No
one stirred an inch. II say. ladies'.
move up. The motorman is grent
deal better looklng ran Than I ann
The ladies swept forward on nGssr.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15

"Pain" even in the human subject Is
purely relative term. 1t expresses a
very real sensation. but II does not eX-
press its degree, And so far a. man
kind is concerned the sense of pain, in
the intensity in which 1t can be felt,
depends very largely indeed upon two
great factors. The first of these ia civil
lizatlon, and the second factor Is that
OF education.-I.ondon Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
shark SCUM.

In Ceylon there IL n considerable
trade In the oil Of the white shark.
The fins OF the animal are very rich In
gelatin and are used largely by the
Chinese for making soup. of which
they declare that the turtle soup 80
priced by cpicures in this country is
but distant and feeble imitation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
The walters Impudence

Mr.. Wayback iat hotel,-Whats that
--lemonadey
Walter-That's II finger bowl, sab.
"What's 1t fer"
"To wash y'r fingers after eatln',
you know. sah."
"Consarn y'r impudencel ! don't eat
with my fingers II | do come from the
country. | eat with my knife. same as
other folks
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
PicIsIed Statues.

The marbles in Westminster palace
are treated to bath once year.
They are first sponged off with water
and then "piclSled." This pickle con
sists of a solution of soft soap and sui
phur, which removes the incrustations
due to the smoke laden atmosphere and
is said to do the marble no harm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
Wanted Every Detail,

Pauline, aged SIX, was listening to
the story Of the marriage Mt Cana and
the miracle OF the water and the wine.
After her mother had finished her re-
cital the little girl inquired:
"Mother. what did you say was the
name of the gentleman what gave the
party T--New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
A Trunic Lament.

"Did you say that you were welded
TO your arty''
"Ycs,' answered Stormington Barnes
I'm tied TO II for life. all right. But
| don't hesitate to confess that the
honeymoon was over some years ago"
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15

Gertrude-You say you've only been
there two weeks and have an interest
in the business?
Vansant-Yes; | was two hours late
this morning, and the boss told me I'd
better take some interest In the busi-
ness In the Magazine of HUI
NOR
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
No IlIers Wanted,

He-They say the eyes are the win
dows of the heart. Now. when ! look
ut your eyes
She-l hope you notice the signs In
the windows.
He-Signs. What slgnsY
She mo Admittance Except on
Business. s."-.Phllndelphln Press
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
Envelopes In the Eighteenth century

Envelopes are supposed to be quite
modern. but in the Birch manuscripts
in the British museum No. 4I33-105,
there is n letter from Martin Triewald
to Sir Hans Sloane. dated Stockholm.
April "a. lT55. incloscd in an ordinary
envelope. which Is opened out and
mounted at the end of the letter.
Notes and Queries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
Hypocrisy.

"Can you sincerely say that you never
descended to hypocrisy?" asked the
man of severe standards.
"Well." answered Mr., Bligglns, II
must confess that once sat and listen
ed to my daughters commencement
essay and pretended to be as much en-
tertained as If | were at baseball
game" Washington Star
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
Kent Him waiting.

Hayden. the English artist, in his
diary. relates how he once went late to
a sitting given him by the Duke OF
Wellington and the old duke tore his
white hair and cried that he had sat
to 400 confounded painters and sculp-
tors, and none of them was ever pune
tual"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
No Familiarities.

~ suppose you are familiar with
John Ruskin, Miss Tootles?'
''Indeed am not! l never allow
myself to become familiar w.,h wen,
Mr.. Pearson. l have not even rat the
person you refer toT" = Kan:.s City
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15

"My brethren" said Dean Swift in
sermon, there are three sorts of
prlde-of riches, of birth and Of talents.
I shall not now speak of the latter.
none OF you being liable TO that abom-
lnable vice."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
His Proud Boast.

"What Is your position In the choir?"
asked the new church member.
Absolutely neutral" replied the mild
tenor. II don't side with either fac
tion."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15

The fellow who sits down and waits
for his rich relations to die must con-
sider that they nre worth their wals In
gold.-Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
The only Thing They Ever Did

John Brights powers of sarcasm
were almost unrivaled. Some of his
sharpest utterances have been against
members Of the nobility. When boasts
had been made of the antiquity of a
prominent family, that their ancestors
came over with the Conqueror, his re-
ply was prompt. 81 never heard that
they did anything else"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15

Mrs. Bloobumper-Yes. everybody is
always ready to give advice.
Bloobumper-There are exceptions.
"Are there?"
"Yes; doctors and lawyers"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
He Dian,t unaer.tnna.

Spartacus- Have you iecn watching
the curo sale?
snarticus- No. didn't know there
was such vessel In the harbor. Bal
:tmore American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
Ii.r n.llIjaitrv.

Bacon-Did I understand you to say
your wife, said the coIivpraat on was
brilliant and Spnrkllngf
Crlmsonheak Those are her exact
words
"W'llnt was sl'r dnn@ ut thr,timeY'
"Oh. she was furnishing the conver.
sation." Noilarrs Statesman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15
Not Wholly Idle.

Clara-Does Harry help you with
the house cleaning?
Harriet-Well, he hangs the pictures
crooked and does the grumbllng De-
troit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15

II dogs could speak they would have
something to say about the fool names
that women give them. = New York
Mall and Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15

Remember that great many good
things cost more than they are WORTH
Atchison Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-15

Curiosity Ia looking over others peo-
ple's affairs and overlooking our own.
-Wayland.
The independent., 1903-04-23
COST OF IMPERIALIsM

Prof. Charles j. Bullock of Will
Jams college in a recent article in
the Political Science Quarterly points
out the fact that
Our national government in
1902 was imposing upon taxpayers
a burden that averaged $29.80 for
every family of five persons. OF
s. this sum, only SS.75 was needed
for all civil expenditures, while
$21.05 must be charged to the ac-
count of war"
The republican party is fast reduc-
ing this country to the same condi-
ton that the people Gin the armed
camp of Europe have long been in.
There is no necessity for any such
extravagant taxation for military
purposes in this country, situated as
it is 5000 miles from any foe capable
of attacking us. 1t is the bitter price
the people have to pay for imperial
ism.
The independent., 1903-04-23
WHO DOES UNDERSTAND 1T?

In a personal letter to the associate
editor, one of the editors of the APP
peal to Reason says:
"You do not understand social
ism-that is evident; and l am
quite sure that you have con-
fined your investigation to only
one of it's phases
To this the associate editor replied,
confessing that he does not under
stand socialism" and asserting that
the more he reads socialist literature
the more he is convinced that nobody
else understands teach writer SIM
ply giving his idea Of what it is.
For example, the Weekly People
IS. l.. P.) of New York last week de-
voted a column to proving that
Roosevelt (is) Turning Populist." "
Without at this time noticing the
Peoples wholly erroneous concep-
tion of populism, let us see how 1t
understands socialism,
'The Share of the wage-earner
means the price of the merchan-
disc wage-earner. The price of
merchandise is determined in the
The independent., 1903-04-23
WILLING TO BE CONVINCED

There is farmer out here in Ne
braska who wants the single takers
to explain some things to him. He
says that he owns 100 acres Of land
and has a wife and four living chill
dren. It has taken eighteen years OF
strenuous work and careful manage
me. for him to get this farm, erect
the buildings, stock it and get his ma
chinery. Now he feels safe. He can
pay the usual amount of taxes, live
comfortably, educate his children,
sending the two who so desire to the
university and putting all of them
through the high school. He has had
some awful hard times in the past,
especially when money was dear and
everything else was cheap, when he
sold corn for 10 cents bushel and
hogs for cents pound. In those
days they all worked hard, lived on
the poorest food and dressed them
selves in the cheapest clothing. Since
money has become cheap and he has
been able to get 25 cents bushel for
his corn and and Z cents pound for
his hogs, he has made most of his i'm
provements and lived we'll. What he
wants to know is what change there
would he brought about in his cOndi-
ton by the adoption Of the single
tax. Would he have more taxes to
pay? If he should die, and his son
takes to professional life, in what con-
dition would his widow and the minor
children be left? Under the present
system they would have the private
ownership Of the farm and could rent
The independent., 1903-04-23

or sell it and be safe from want. If
the farm was taxed for it's full rental
value what would become of his wife
and children? He says that he is
free from prejudice as a man can be
and is willing to favor any system
that would be for the general welfare
and is open to conviction. Will some
single taxer please enlighten him on
these points?
The independent., 1903-04-23
@%%&

A young man by the name OF Regi-
nald Vanderbilt was married at New
port the other day and. the great
dailies went half wild over the fact.
They devoted scores of columns to a
description of the event from the
time the young man applied for a Ii
sence until the whole thing was over.
Why they should become so excited
over the matter is one of those things
that no pop can find out.
The independent., 1903-04-23
ROUGH SEAS AHEAD

The merger magnates from Pier
pont Morgan down are doing a good
deal of talking since the court of ap-
peals handed down its opinion in the
Northern Securities merger case
Among all the interviews with them
that have been published there Is not
a single suggestion from one OF them
that the law will, or ought to be
obeyed, but they devote their words
to describing how the law can be
evaded in some other way and the
same thing accomplished as was cx-
pected to be accomplished by the
Northern Securities company. If any
OF them deviate from that line of
talk, it is to say that the next con-
gress will repeal or modify the anti
trust laws so that railroad and other
combinations can be formed for de-
stroying competition.
When the next congress meets we
look for one of the fiercest fights that
has ever yet ragged over the trust
question Teddy thinks he can stave
off ,ne tariff fight until after the next
presidential election, but what is he
going to do about this trust fight?
That will be ten times worse than
tariff fight. The people have become
SO accustomed to tariff fights between
leaders like German on one side and
Aldrich on the other, that they take
but little interest in them. Will Ted
dy stand pat" ''let well enough
alone" and lie down, or will he fight?
If he fights it will be fiercer battle
than if he advocated tariff revision.
When the next republican national
convention meets the trusts will be
there. Their leaders are all financial
pirates, sailing under letters of
marque granted by New Jersey, and
they are as desperate crew as ever
buccaneered in the Caribbean sea.
Will they make Teddy walk the
plank? There are rough seas ahead
for Teddy unless he casts anchor in
the port of "let we'll enough alone"
and permits both the trusts and tariff
grafters go on their way without
molestation.
The independent., 1903-04-23

The young man Vanderbilt, over
whose wedding in Newport the great
dailies went wild, devoting unnum-
bered columns in description of it..
was up in the police court and fined
the day before that event occurred, but
none of the papers mentioned that
fact.
The independent., 1903-04-23

Seven United States senators were
foreign born. Kearns of Utah, Mil
lard of Nebraska, and Gallinger of
New Hampshire were born in Canada,
and Nelson of Minnesota in Norway.
Senator Patterson of Colorado is Irish.
The independent., 1903-04-23
MeGtu&o @oBmq&

merchandise market by the sup
ply OF goods; the larger the sup
ply the lower the price. The j
wage-earner Uabor) being but
merchandise, it's price. share /
depends upon the supply of labor !
in the Labor Market. The supply
OF the merchandise Labor in the
Labor Market is steadily on the
increase, due to the private owner /
ship OF the machinery of produc-
ton" I
Now, isn't that an astonishing state
ment to come from a socialist sheet?
Price if The Independent can make
anything out of socialist jargon, is
value expressed in terms of the money
commodity-nothing less than lex
change-value" spoken in the money
term. Very well; and ''the amount Of
labor embodied in a commodity de-
termines it's value" says "T. R." in
the Edinburgh Socialist, in an article
copied by the People not long since.
Then the amount of labor embodied
in a commodity also determines its
price. But, says the People, "the
price of merchandise is determined
-. by the supply of goods" If both
statements are correct, "the supply Of
goods" and "the amount of labor en-
bodied are synonymous and inter-
changeable terms.
: If the Marxist doctrine means any,
thing which an ordinary person can
understand, it means that labor-power
is commodity whose "exchange-vaI-
ue' is determined as is the value of
every other commodity-by the
amount of labor embodied in it," in
other words, by the cost of keeping it
up. But the People asserts that this
"exchange-value," expressed in terms
of the money-commodity, depends
upon the supply Of labor in the Labor
Market" No populist could find fault
with that statement, if to it were add
ed, "and the demand for labor in the
labor market, considered with REFER
ence to the supply of and demand for
coin."
But isn't that getting far away from
the Marxist theory Of socially neces-
sary labor?"
S$SSS>S%
Thus far the government has only
purchased two lots of silver for Phil
ippine coinage and they were too
small to affect the market. The gov-
ernment proposes to buy 20,000,O00
ounces and if it does that will certain
ly affect the market to considerable
degree. England is also buying con-
siderable bar silver for India to be
The independent., 1903-04-23

Captain Pershing had a fight with
the Moros and the report said that he
killed 100 Moros and his own loss was
three wounded. Now he sends word
that his troops have cholera which
they caught in the fort which they
captured. The loss in the Philippines
to our troops must not be calculated
from the standpoint of those killed
and wounded in battle. The other
losses exceed those by 100 per cent.
SSS$SSS
The increase in the acreage of win
ter wheat, according to the govern
ment report, has been so large that
if the crop averages 16 1-2 bushels
per acre, the increase of the yield
over the largest crop ever raised will
be 115,000,000 bushels. The condition
of the crop at the time of the report,
the end of March, was the highest that
has been known for thirteen years.
The prospect is for pretty low price
for weat next fall.
The independent., 1903-04-23
&&&$%%&

The Stratton will case was settled
out of court by the payment OF $780,
600 to young Stratton instead of the
$4,000 provided in the will and the
Ss10, 600 ,e00 home for the poor will be
built. Tom Patterson and Wolcott
were opposing counsel in the case.
It is the first time that any of the
millionaires have made a donation
for the poor.
The independent., 1903-04-23

ANONYMOUS communications will not be
noticed. Rejected manuscripts will not be
returned.
The independent., 1903-04-23

The Metropolitan club, the very
swellest club in all Washington, re-
Gently black-balled General Corbin,
Then Corbin and his friends got to-
gether and tried to induce all the
military officers belonging to the club
to withdraw, but very few of them
would consent to do it. The class of
men to which Crowninshield and Cor
bin belong do not seem to be as pop
ular in Washington as they were a
year or two ago.
The independent., 1903-04-23

The craftsmanship of the Taft gov
ernment in the Philippines can be
judged by the law which it enacted
requiring that every band which plays
the Aguinaldo march must immediate
ly afterward play The Star Spangled
Banner. There is complete lack of
common sense in such requirement.
The bands play The Star Spangled
Banner as required by law and the
Filipinos stand by and hiss. Great is
the craftsmanship Of these imperial
lists! z,x x,,3s ,y.,v.t
Y, ~ jltIfy y IN T.
The independent., 1903-04-23

When making remittances do not leave
money with news agencies, postmasters, etc,
TO be forwarded by them. They frequently
forget or remit different amount than was
left with them and :he subscriber fails to get
proper credit.
Address all communications, and make All
drafts, money orders, etc, payable to
Che Hsbrasks 7ndspsHdsnf,
Lincoln, Neb.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-28
NEWS OF THOMAS.
It viii Soon Have the Largest Mill
in Oklahoma.

Thomas, OKLA, May 2S-The
Thomas Milling company has been
looking over bids from the biggest
concern in the United States for a
week. A dozen or more representa-
tfves have been here to furnish and
equip the largest mill IN Oklahoma
with a capacity of 500 barrels. The
cost is $4,000. II. b. Mosier of Mil
waukee, furnished the milling ma
chinery and II J Gebhardt puts in
the power plant. Besides the big mill
a 75,OOO-bushel elevator is being
erected. Tie owners of the Thomas
Milling company are: ]. w. Nancy,
president; John Nancy, vice presi-
dent; James ] Canavan, secretary and
treasurer; j. w. Wheeler. manager.
This company owns line of elevators
on the Frisco and Orient railroads.
The wheat crop will be the largest
ever raised here
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-28
PAYNE WILL QUIT.
Unless President Turns Down Assist
ant Wynne.

Unless President Turns Down Assist
ant Wynne.
Washington, D. c., May 2S.--From a
source that is reliable and well in
formed on postoffice department ar
z irs the information comes that when
the present investigation is concluded
either Postmaster General Payne will
retire from the cabinet or First Assist
ant Wynne will be replaced by an
other man personally more acceptable
to Mr. Payne.
Il is said the postmaster general
was not entirely satisfied with the APP
pointment of Mr.. wynne from the first,
but he raised no objection to the ap-
pointment because It was evident TO
him that the president was desirous
of making it.
Since the investigation has been in
progress many circumstances have
arisen which have served to increase
the original divergence between them
to such an extent that It is now said
that Mr. Payne has decided that the
president will have to choose between
himself and Mr.. Wynne in the final
reorganization of the department at
the conclusion of the Investigation.
Mr.. Payne is represented to haze
been very much dissatisfied at the
amount Of publicity given TO the de-
velopments in the investigation while
he was absent on his West Indian
trip and for this he held Mr.. wynne
responsible. He was especially dis
pleased at an impression which he
thinks got abroad in this time that
the first assistant had forced on the
Investigation contrary to the postmas-
ter generals desires.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-28
pRoeRAMMs AND LlNs o. MAaoH
For Decoration Day Exeroises on the
3oth Of May.

The following IS the programme Of
the exercises to be observed Deoora-
ton Day. May 30:
10 A. M.--Committee consisting OF
Comrades j. w Ray c Harrington
and Robt Henderson from Harntraft
Post No 3. and II. Faulkner. George
Latta and Joseph Faulkner from IN
ion Veterans Union. viii start from
corner of First street and Oklahoma
avenue for Summit View cemetery
where a United States nag will be
placed over the grave Of each deceased
comrade.
1870 p. M-Governor and stan,
county and city officers. Soldiers. Sons
o' Veterans. Co Al OK n. G., fra
ternal societies. school officers teach
ers and pupils. and all other loyal per-
sons and societies, win assemble at
Grand Army hall and form under
command OF Post Commander Barnt-
house and Captain J. II. rait
1.45 P. M.--Column viii move led
by drum corps, along Oklahoma ave
nue. TO Carnegie library building,
thence north on Ash street to Chris
tian church Open ranks Ladses OF
G. A. r. and w r. G. enc. church
first followed by the veterans OF the
war.
300 p. M.-M the church.
Music
Reading order and roll Of the dead.
Service-To the dead heroes whose
burial place and graves are unknown,
by the ladies OF the G A. r.. assist
ed by school children.
Music
Songs and recitations under direc-
lion Of w. r. c. ladies.
Music.
Address-Jos. Wisby.
Music.
Benediction-Rev Rippey
March to Cemetery Decoration Of
graves
firing Salute by Co. A, Ok. ~ G.
BY order Of Committee.
Livery and transfer men and all
soldiers and citizens are requested to
provide conyeyances for school child
rem. the militia and soldiers who have
no means OF conveyance. and to have
such conveynnces at the Christian
church at 400 p. M. that all who de-
sire may visit the cemetery in attend
ance upon the ceremony II decorating
the graves. w. B. Herod.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-28

One Of the largest eentipedes ever
found in Indian territory was killed by
a jeweler near Broken Arrow. He and
a party Of friends visited Mount Dick
inson. and while prodding under a
large stone for a rattlesnake found
the monster centipede II measures a
hnel more than seven inches in length
and has something over 200 legs, with
a stinger in each leg. An enterprislng
druggist has preserved the insect in
alcohol and viii send II 70 the St Louis
exposition
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-28
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