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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
The Story of Standard Oil.

I, the December McClure's, Miss Ida
M. Tarbell begins the second part OF her
History of the Standard Oil Company;
and it displays all the qualities that
have made the first part already famous
These qualities, briefly, might be enum
Grated thus: Firstly, an accumulation
OF facts. absolutely surprising in Their
mere Quantity, and, which still more i'm
portant, in tEeir significance and hnality
Secondly an admirable effectiveness in
the presentation OF those facts. Miss
TIA, hell is ever balanced and impassiye.
She never rants. She probes, and then
points to the significant fact calmly,
silently. She never bowls and waves
her arms and grows mdignant over
-wbat she has found. She brings it out
into the full glare of her exposition, and
then passes on disdaning TO play upon
the passion aroused in the seader. And
that is the method of true historian.
The first installmcnt of the second
mart of the history deals With the war
on the rebate. 1t is the story OF the
long, srievous fight made by the inde
Depdent oil men to break the awful
mower which the Standard Oil Company
had gained through the rebates allowed
it by the oil-carrying railroads. The
revelations made by Miss Tarbell on
these rebates are absolutely stupefy-
ing. Ofcourse the mechanism OF rebate,
as it is generally understood, is compar,
atively simple. 1t means merely this
A railroad carrying OIL makes an agree
meat with the Standard Oil Company
10 charge, say fifteen cents a barrel T."
transport its oil; and to charge all Other
oil concerns, say forty cents. This o.
course, gives the Standard Oil Company
a tremendous advantage; ope' IN lac,
impossible to overcome. But with TINS
simrlc rebate system, immoral asit was
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Greeley Items.
From the Graphic.

From the Graphic.
r. Threlkeld went to Beaver count
Oklahoma, Wednesday morning, on
business
Oscar Mills, who has been in Alva
Oklahoma, several months. arrived
home, Saturday.
Considerable corn is being marketed
The price ishovering around thirty cents.
The majority of our farmers are getting
better yield than they expected.
One day last week. Will Priest and
Charley Smith went duck hunting, and
got thirty.6ve ducks. They got four
shots at one flock, and when the smoke
cleared away there were fifteen ducks on
the ground.
Frank Sobba and family and Mrs.
Ferdinand Peine took their departure,
Monday, for Gillian. Mo-, where they
went to attend the wedding of n sister
OF Mrs. Sobba. They will visit few
DAYS before returning home.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
WestphaIia Briefs
From the Times.

From the Times.
Mrs. +. f. Stewart and children went
to Kansas City, yesterday. to spend
Thanksgiving with her husband. F. E
Stewart, and his brother, ]. II Stewart
and his brother, and family.
Miss AIDA Long, of Chetopa, who
has been visiting her friend Mrs. w. B.
Upton, north OF town, left, Monday,
for an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Indiana.
Mrs. William Gaven, jr., arrived here
from Iowa last Thursday morning, to
Visit relatives and friends. If they are
able to dispose OF their Iowa farm, they
will return to Kansas.
Frank Fixmer and family arrived here
from near McCune last Friday night,
and are again residents among us. Just as
soon as Mr.. Fixmer gets possession OF
his building, he will re engag in the mer-
camille business.
Henry Poire arrived here from his
home in Colorado, Saturday morning,
to make an extended visit with his
brother, Jos. PORE, and family. The
two brothers have never been together
for thirty or more years, and this visit
is one that they will always remember
and cherish.
Jas. Agnew returned from his trip to
Comanche county, Oklahoma, yester-
dav afternoon. where he visited his
brothers and sister. He found them all
well and enjoying their southern homes
lin is much impressed with that country,
and believes it has prosperous future
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

the Standard Oil Company was not sat
isied. 1t added to 1t new and machia-
velic complication. 1t insisted that the
roads should give the Company draw
backs" upon the freight money gained
from the Independents. That is, for
every barrel carried Ter independent oil
men the railroads were to charge forty
cents, but twenty-five cents of this was
to return" to the Standard Oil Com
pany So that the situation was this:
For every barrel the Standard Oil Com
pany wanted transported, it paid 10
cents to the railroad For every barrel
the independent wanted carried. it paid
the railroad 10 cents, and the Standard
Oil company % cents.
1t is of the fight against this grevious
condition of affairs that Miss Tarbells
first chapter deals, aud it is a nagniii-
Gent story, full of action and effort. And
there is perhaps little in fiction that has
a denoucment of such tragic irony
For, when alter years Of struggle. dog
ged, nndaunted, against AN enemy all
powerful, alert and pitiless the Oil Men
finally gained victory and made the
Rebate System illegal, 1t was too late
By that time railroad transportation of
oil was giving way to pipe transporta-
ton, and Rockefeller controlled the pipes
How the Independents, after period OF
despair. began new fight on this new
battle field, viii be told bv Miss Tarbell
in the January number of McClures's,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Kincaid Items
From the Dispatch

From the Dispatch
Frank Sharon, postoflice inspector, ar
rived here, Monday. from Washington,
DC. on his annual visit to relatives.
Moses B. Allen hooked up last Satur
day and started for the Indian Territory,
to make his home Kincaid is too slow
tor Moses.
Z. Reeve returned to kincaid, Wednes
day, from Burr Oak, kas., where he was
called by the death Of his mother, which
occurred Nov. 18th, at the age of so
years.
Mrs. I b. Ferguson has received news
OF the death of her only brother, Stephen
Davis, which occurred at Aledo, H., last
Friday. Mrs. Ferguson is the only sur
yiyor of ten children.
A K,ncaid philosopher says the heavy
norton of our winter will come first
this time. He knows, because the fore,
quarters of the caterpillar are dark and
the headquarters light. This is a new
one.
Walter Hardness babe his kincah'
friends goodbye, Monday, and left for
Kansas City. He expects to go from
there to Deadwood. South Dakota, to
visit a brother who lives there. He
doesn't know Just where he will locate
Walter Hardness is a good man and
citizen and his many friends here regret
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Colony Clippings.

From the Free Press.
c. W. Jones, of Chanute, was in the
city, Friday. He came up on account OF
the illness of his sister, Mrs. Swickard,
of Mont Ida, who has been sick for sew
eral days at the home of her parents,
Mr.. Jones is night store-keeper on the
Santa FeN at Chanutc, position of
responsibility.
Mrs. N Stewart was called to Garrett,
Sunday, in response to a telegram an
nouncing that her brother, c. Bennett,
who has been sick long time with con
sumption, was not ex occted to live.
MIR Bennett formerly lived here, and
we are sorry to hear that he is low.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
TOOTH HINTS.

Many think i! unnecessary to devote par.
ticular attention to the teeth and the
appearance of the mouth is affected by
damaged, decaycd. or broken teeth;
Others give their teethno attention till
pain cpmpels them.
See EVANS, over Posto6;ce.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Please Pass the Cake

The world is full OF flowers.
Why pick the weeds?
And with all its faults, It's full
OF noble deeds.
Life is brown bread,
Or'tis cake.
Choose the one which YOU will take.
IT'S the flowers. and not the ,thorns,
This old world needs.
To-day is bright, or dark,
Which e'er you make it,
The sun shines bright on those
VIII f, will but take it.
1t is less trouble
To he CHEEKY
Than to be so gum and drcary.
There's sunshine in every heart
If You'll but wake it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
DENTAL APPLIANCES

Vary with the Dentist. ANY number
can be found who are still adhering to
the old-style methods which are the bug
aboo of the toothachc sufferer. They
never realize that the acheis bad enough
without their kill or cure practices. The
Painless Pleasant Methods we adopt are
the proper thing.
EVANS Dentist, over Postoilice.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
IT'S Nothing New

He lived his life at a gait so fast
Folks scarce could understand
How at twenty-five he looked as old
AS any full grown man.
He followed out his last desire
To the very word and letter.
Folks talked. "But then" he said,
''they Will
Even il am better"
They held him up as type abhorred;
Something to be despised.
They pictured him to their children
AS Satan himself disguised,
He at last grew tired of hilarity;
Saw what 'twoud lead him to
If he kept it up, so he turned leaf
And crossed the old one blue.
And then he went to another place
To begin his life again.
Respected was he by the popuacc:
lie dealt with honest men
He served as legislator;
They sent him to congress next;
And he longed to returnto his old home,
But he hadn't the least pretcxt
So finally he Just went anyhow.
They welcomed him in the town,
And pointed him to their children
AS n man of great rcnown.
They gave him great reception.
Men spoke of his noble deeds
And laughed at his "schaol boy frolics
Which only tn greatness leads
That man is toughest who is tough at
the tcnderest age.
liza man never discovers his bent, he's
likely to he always broke.
A seventeen.year-old eirlquits "f.eling
bad" and becomes broken hearted.
II your lot is hard. shower few smiles
about YOU, and see if it doesn't soften up.
If YOU would have Il man respect YOU.
think of Yourself as Just as smart as he
is.
The rot tener a man is before he is mar
ried the purer he will expect his wife to
be.
Theroad tn failure is lined on either
side with the aromatic blossoms of good
intentions. - .
BE as Careful not to underestimate
yourself as you are not to underesti-
mate yonr opponent.
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

A Greeley widower seeks to find new
wife by showing what handsome monu
mcntS he puts over the past ones.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

Don't knock on ANYBODY. Did you
ever imagine that your friends should
apologize to anybody for being SUCH
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
Time
Table

BOB Passenger south, 1902 a. M.
POI '' 1859 a. III.
204 g north, 4:32 n. IN.
202 1907 p. m.
215 Local FIT. south, 1880 a. IN.
PIG " % north, 1855 p. m.
900 90 :" q" 1910 D. m.
|. Mes. POI and 202 carry free reclining
chair cars No. POI makes close connec.
ton at Chanutc carrying free reclining
chairs tor Pitsburg, and at Chcrryvalc
for Coflcyville.
No. 202 makes connection at Ottawa
with the fast mail for Empora, Newton.
Hutchinson and all points west, and at
the union depot, Kansas City, for all
points north, east and west.
No. 2O3 runs through to Panhandle,
Texas, and makes connections at VIM
field for Newkirk, Guthrie. Oklahoma
City and all points in Oklahoma and
Texas
No 2O4 makes connection at Kansas
City union depot for all points.
Train 203 runs to Independence, kas.,
only. Train 2O1 runs through to Carls-.
bad, New Mexico, making connection al
Winfield, for Oklahoma and Texas
points.
{. s. COLEMAN. Agent
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

1t is good luck to find dollar with
the date 1883 on it, IN the middle of a
wagon track By moonlight, or any old
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

BE as careful not to underestimate
yourself as You are not to underest-
mate yoilr opponent
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

Theroad tn failure is lined on either
side with the aromatic blossoms of good
intentions. -
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

The rot tener a man is before he is mar
ried the purer he will expect his wife to
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04
CURBSTONE JOTT|NGS.
BY WILL CARLETON CHAMPE.

ETON CHAMPE.
Well!
A man,
A fan.
A Panama,
An expression
scarce can tell
Saws he
To me-,
"Odziggitv
say, its hottern'ell
And now,
| VOW,
The same one
All bundled up
So well
Spoke up
(rhe PUPPY
"Odoggity
It's coldcrnbilly'ell.
/ Wonder Why?
A muddy crossing,
A slippery street,
And not soul
You're apt to meet;
A winsome maid
With skirts half.mast;
The men so thick
She can scarce get past.
a Greeley widower seeks to find a new
wife by showing what handsome monu
mcnts he puts over the past ones.
Don't knock on anybody. Did you
ever imagine that your friends should
apologize to anybody for being SUCH
1t is good luck to find a dollar with
the date 1883 on it, III the middle OF q
wagon track BY moonlight, or any old
light.
If cleanliness is next to Goodness, then
all the best wings, harps and the front
seats will be taken up by old maids and
lap-poodlcs
Some men, upon receiving legacy,
would attribute the fact to luck, while
others would believe il was because the
relative died
A Garrett housewife. bel )re she learned
to hang up her ''nightie" when she got
up, ordered a box OF currants from the
electric light plant the other day.
One of the old fellows said: Fools be
lieve in luck, wise men in cause and eft
feet" Who ever heard OF h man attrib-
uting the receipt of pair Of twins to
luck.
If man doesn't know anything and
will keep his mouth shut, no one wil be
he wiser, but it takes bright man to
know when to keep still Thus. we are
all fools, sooner or later.
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" hen we see Young man laborins
under the strain of intoxication. or sit
ting around some stove, smoking cigar
cites, it puts us IN mind of poor man
throwing rice and old shoes at bride
and groom.
lola chewers can no longer shed their
surplus saliva upon the sidewalks. Gar
nett's lovers of store spit generally de-
post it in amongst their whiskers or up
on their shir. fronts.
There is Garrett woman who says
her idea of Heaven is "A place where our
present desires are realized to the fullest
extent. If this be true. she'll spend her
time watching what everybody down
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

| Wonder Why?
A muddy crossing,
A slippery street.
And not Il soul
You're apt to meet,
A winsome maid
With skirts half-mast;
The men so thick
She can scarce get past.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

We don't care who she is, you cant
tell woman that she doesn't know how
to paint; but, yet, they never do.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

If you would have Il man respect you.
think of Yourself as Just as smart as he
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

II your lot is hard. shower few smiles
about you, and see if it doesn't soften up.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

If cleanliness is next to Goodness, then
all the best wings, harps and the front
seats will be taken up by old maids and
tal,11 1l..S
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

A seventeen.year-old girlquits Keeling
bad" and becomes broken hearted
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

There is Garnett wonan who says
her idea OF Heaven is "A place where our
present desires are realized to the fullest
extent If this be true she'll spend her
time watching what everybody down
here is doing and keep every body else
busy irving to keep her from telling
them what she sees.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

scots. Of druggi.tserR. p. Hall 4 Co.. N.shu.. NH,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-12-04

Some men, upon receiving leedcv,
would attribute the fact to luck, while
others would believe it was because the
relative dird
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-26
Second Largest steer.

I. w. Ayers returned Yesterday from
Payette, Idaho, where he visited his
cousin, G. E. Kirk, who has been quite
seriously i'll, bur whose condition is
much improved, says the East Ore
gonian.
While at Payette, Mr. A. ers saw
Bulger, the second largest steer in the
world. Bulger is an Oregon product as
he was born at North Powder six years
ago and was taken while small calf to
Idaho.
The monster steer is II hands high
and weighs $500 pounds. He was bred
from grade better and Shorthort bnIl,
Mr.. Conghanour, his owner, has been
offered So 900 for the animal, but has de-
clined to accept. as he is planning to ex
hibit it at tie st. LOUIS exposition and
also at the Lewis and Clark fair.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-26
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Dyspepsia

What's the use of a good cook if
there's bad stomach a stomach too
weak properly to digest what is taken
into it !?
The owner of such a stomach expert
ences distress after eating, nausea be-
tween meals, and is troubled with
belching and fits Of nervous headache
he's dyspeptic and miserable.
"I have been troubled with dyspepsia
and have suffered almost everything. |
have tried many different remedies, but
could get no relief until I began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. After the use of this
medicine 1 could eat without distress, and
today l am as well as ever, but I always
keep Hoods Sarsaparilla on hand" MRS.
J. A. CRowELL, Canajoharie, N. Y.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-26
Estray Notice.

Two year-old flleys, one an iror
gray, heavy built, other is dirty black
both branded figure on left shoulder
Last seen near Parker's mill. $40 re
ward for delivery of ami nails miles be-
low Hardman, IN Root canyon.
GILBERT CoATs,
G6-69 Hardman, Or.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-26
The Marguerite Fischer Co.

Following is one of the many hatterine
press notices given the Marguerite
Fischer Co., by the Salem Daily States
man, during a weeks engagement al
the Grand opera house, during the state
fair:
"The Grand opera house had fair
sized audience last evening to witness
the production of the military drama,
"The Flag of Truce" and the presenta-
ton was evidently entirely satisfactory,
Judging from the pleased attitude of the
spectators. The play is one in which
there is certain amount OF heart inter
est, mixed in with judicious measure
of comedy, which combines to make a
story which will not fail to hold the at.
tention of an audience.
The company on the whole appears to
better advantage in this play, than pre-
viously, and the work of the cast was
good, and cannot be complained of. OF
course. il is to be expected that com
pany playing in repertoire will do better
work in some of their plays than in
others, unless the company is very
strong one, and as has been said before
the performance last evening was we'll
rendered.
"Mr. VIM. Winterhoff handles the role
of Willard Hilton, the william of the
piece, IN a very creditable manner and
his Interpretation OF the character is by
no means bad, while Mr. Frank Mont
rose is we'll adapted to the part of Dad
Hewins. Robert Mckenzie as jim
Hewns and Harry Dupuy as Harry
Swift, acquitted themselves fairly well
in their respective roles as also did j. B
Mcdowell in the part of Tom Hewins,
and he and jim Hewn are characters of
importance to the play as they have
some strong scenes.
again Miss Marguerite Fischer ap-
peared in the leading role, and her
scenes were we'll carried out. Her work
was very well done, and she plays with
the air of the finished actress and was
seen in the role of Annie Hewins.
"Miss Regina Francesca had the com
edy role of MAZDA, the Irshwoman, and
caused laughter and applause in her
dealings with the william. Miss Dot
Fischer also was seen to better advan-
tage as Hattie Hewins and she and Mr..
Dupuy furnish considerable amusement
by their love making.
Tonight will be presented the charm
ing western drama, "Triss," and it
promises to be very interesting play.
every lady attending tonight's per-
formance will be presented with a SOU
venir photograph of Miss Marguerite
Fischer, the leading lady"
This popular company will open a
weeks engagement at Roberts opera .
house in Heppner, commencing Monday, /
November 30.
Seats are now on sale at Patterson d
Sons drugstore,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-26

Joe Johns, of Cracker creek,
Baker county, won the northwest
drilling contest from the British
Columbia representative, on Thurs
day, at Cracker creek.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-26
GrOCerieS.
T. r. Howard for fine groceries,

Howard's grocery store is very pop
ular place for the purchase of supplies
for farmers and outfits for outing in the
way of extra fine groceries. Almost
everything imaginable kept in stock,
It's handy where you can get ANYTHING
you wantX
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-26

departments is not only untrue, but
am prepared to say the entire republic
is united in it's determination to restore
the isthmus to the union"
General Reyes, who was a candidate
for the presidency of Colombia, issued
decree dated at Baranquila, November
16, addressed to the members of the
electoral college at Bogota, which said j:
'Having accepted military mission,
empowered with the presidential facul-
ties in almost all departments of the re-
public, at a moment when my country
IS preparing for presidential election,
| deem it my duty to relinquish my can
didacy. Hence, renounce irrevocably,
offering my services to my country in
any other position"
General Reyes attitude Thursday
night, as indicated by his remarks, was
more or less bellicose. Though still
bellicose, he is more hopeful today. He
seems disturbed, however, by the rapid
march of events in the United States,
and is fearful congress may ratify the
canal treaty with the new republic He
appears despondent over the general
outlook tor his mission.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-26
Jarsdparilla
and Pills

cure dyspepsia, strengthen and tone all
the digestive organs, and build up the
whole system.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-16

This is the season Of the year when
the world shakes hands. The Spirit
Of Christmas permeates everything.
ennobling the meanest among US.
throwing its powerful rays into the
dark corners OF the heart and drag
ging down for few days from their
high estate greed and commercialism
and all uncharitableness. 1t touches
all the earth. and what 1t touches 1t
transforms. What pity 1t is that the
spirit of Christmas does not last the
whole year through.
There Is a hush of music on the air.
The whitewinged fairies faltering every
where
And here and there,
Made by a sudden mingling as they fall.
There comes a softer lullaby than all.
Swept in upon the universal prayer.
Scrooge is still alive, but nobody
pays any attention to him nowadays
except to laugh in a good-natured way
at what he says and wish him hap
pier thoughts. The few of his kind
that are left are apt to refer to the
mystical time between the goth of
December and the I'd of January as
Decentralization" They don't know
what they are missing