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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-16
The Tyrant Man AnaIyzed.

What is man? Man that is born Of
woman is small cabbages and few in
a patch. In infancy he is full of collie,
paregoric and catrip tea, and in old
age he is full of cuss words and rheu-
matism.
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about the price of coal. N This com-
mission knows,' said the trusts
legal representative, that the price
OF coal is Is 4 ton, and it knows that
it would have been Is or % 4 ton i
the operators demanded IT." He
might with equal truth have put the
figures a $12 and SIS, or higher, be-
cause the consumer cannot get lard
coal from other sources, and the
trusts demands therefore rule.
Ex-President ELEPHANT Of the
Delaware and Hudson railroad
stated that the cost Of mining coal
was forced from $1.4O a ton to $1.7O
q ton by the strike. When asked
why, in the light of that fact, the
coal combination had decreed an
advance Of 10 cents a ton for Ave
successive months or until the price
had been raised 80 cents instead of
80 cents, he replied, 1.-THE reason is
that We can get1it, we can get more:
This is strictly true. The public has
to pay every time the trust calls for
more. Ii. - '%t[E@
Tho acknowledged fact that the
''coal roads" are not charging
specific rates for transportation, but
are maintaining their grip upon the
independents" by withholding q
percentage of the selling price as the
carrying charge, makes them amen
able to discipline under the provis-
ions of the interstate commerce
law. And the acknowledged mono,
poly of the coal trade ought to make
the coal trusts amenable to punish
ment under the provisions of the
Sherman antitrust law.-Milwau-
kee Evening Wisconsin,
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THE FORGOTTEN MAINE.

=, For more than i've years the hull
of the ill-fated Maine has lain in the
mud and the slime of the harbor Of
Havana, a menace to shipping and
a nuisance to traffic, an unsightly
reminder of an international war.
Various proposals have been made
for it's removal, and at various
times advertisements have been made
for it's removal, and been issued
for bids for the work. These have
all been based upon a strictly com
mercial idea, that Of removing the
obstruction. The expense of re-
moval was to be charged to the
Cuban government.
Anger, passion, indignation, and
sentiment were alike speedily for
gotten by the American people:
The cry Remember the Mainen
soon became itself little more than
q memory. A proposal to raise the
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THE COAL TRUST IS UN
MASKED.

MAShED.
The coal inquiry in New York,
before the Interstate commerce Com
mission, has proceeded far enough
to show what the government has a
good case against the so-called
local roads" which tor years have
been merged with the anthracite
mining companies that control the
entire output of hard coal and in
consequence control the wholesale
and retail prices for coal. One Of
the contracts with the ''independ-
emit" companies was submitted,
showing that the rate for transport
ing coal to tidewater over the local
roads is a percentage of the whole
sale price at the port of delivery.
As the coal trusts controls this sell
ing price, whenever it puts up
prices it raises not only the price of
it's coal, but the rate it receives for
carrying the product OF the ''inde-
pendents.
The tightness of the grasp which
the trust has on the coal situation
is illustrated by a remark of one of
the lawyers. representing the trust
that the plaintiff and his counsel
were possessed of an hallucination
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vessel and tow it to Norfolk Earbor
met with no response. The bid
submitted Oh June l, in response to-
Cuban official advertise ment for the
removal of a harbor obstr uction,s
is made by Spaniard, is based upon NJ
a purpose to tear the hull to pieces,
and hawk the fragments fol old {
junk and relics. T. .... H5
The attitude of the American
government in this matter has ne =:
been creditable. The in cilent of the
destruction Of the ship has been Of
,immesurable importance in Ameri-
can history. The least-that could
have been done, in both dignity and
.decency, was the lifting of the hull,
at whatever cost, and it's towage to
sea and burial in the clean. waters.
3of the Florida straits. If the hulk
and those whose mortuary casket it,
still ia are to be forgotten, let them
at least DO decently.. inferred with
naval honors. &. ~ 9. WI =: ~. y.
The ship is... no longer American
property, and except by Cuban
courtesy, -. the United States could
take no step:in "its. disposition. No
obstacle need be feared there, how.
ever, and it is not yet too late for
the United States to givea fine end
ing. to the career of the famous
battleship.-New York Sun.
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ia the absence Of any provision tor
keeping these grades properly
crowned and the ruts filled 70 the
water would no stay on them during
the wet season. Grades should not
be- left in condition to hold and soak
up the water that falls upon them.
They should be kept crowned and
smooth throughout the year, but the
farmer has had to expend the little
labor available every year in doing
a little grading whore imperatively
needed and then leave it to be cut
with ruts which hold the water and
ruin tho road. Good roads need
constant attention, constant Re-
pairing. This 10 true Of macadamized
roads, and much more true Of dirt
roads, Eternal vigilance and get
rid of the water lis the price Of.
good roads. W, S,s.@. -. ~. ,: RI
And candidly, is it not time TO-
call halt On this senseless, cause
less criticism Of the farmer on the
road question: 1t may be popular,
but it is neither sense or just. sss5|
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sHORTHORN DISPERSION SALE.

sHoRTHoRN DISPERSION SALE.
The dispersion sale Of q great
herd of registered short-aorn> cattle,
will take place::at LeMars, low q, on
June rs and 26. Any Of the COWS
in his hne herd are Of tn . best
imported stock, costing upwards of
$1,000. y ~" 20 ~ ...s' 80
~: The imported sire at the head Of
the herd cost IS, 100. He is .knwon'
as Lord -Bauf, and is owned by Geo.
E. Ward Of Hawarden, Iowa. Mr..
Ward has spent much money and
years Of labor in building up th is
herd. He is loath to part with it.
but conflicting interests requiring
his time and attention compels him
to sell. The sale will be looked for
ward to by all lovers Of good cattle
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originAl price bcing $50. 4
N II the Intended victim does not
bite readily because the price is con-
sidered too high the peddler reduces
his price TO Is low as ~, giving as
an excuse that he wishes to intro
duce the machine in the neighbor-
hood as II might aid him in making
other sales. K. @
In cases where farmers have
signed orders for the machines, q
confederate appears q few days
later with the machines. 81 "
In one instance which is probably
the usual practice in all cases where
suckers are caught, the confederate
produced an order which showed
that the farmer had signed an order
not only for the photograph, but
for fourteen records at % each a.
we'll. },'@. 49,. s :
The farmer refused to pay this
sum, whereupon the salesman agreed
to take go in settlement Of his
claim, finally dropping to Gil.
1t is likely this scheme will be
worked elsewhere in the state as
we'll a. il northwestern Iowa and
southwestern Minnesota -Pipestone
Star. "'''''
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FIRST MEETING W. G. T. U.

FIRST MEETING W. c. T. y. :.
The first meeting Of the W. C. T.
q. was held at the home OF Mrs.
John Rsmage. The following off,
GERS have been elected. Mrs. John
Ramage Pres. Mrs. Ekstrom,; Mrs.
Hedberg, Mrs. John Harden and
Mrs. Matteson, vice presidents; Mrs.
Vail, Cor. &c.,; Mrs. c. W. Davis,
rec sec. !; Mrs. W. W. Loveless, Treas.
The meeting was called to order
by the president. Scripture was
read by Mrs. Vail and Mrs. Hambly
led in prayer. Mrs. W. W. Loveless
read an article on disodedience. Dis
cussion followed. Mrs. Vail read an
article on two pictures of home life,
discussions followed. Papers and
magazines were next shown and
offers of publishing houses made
known. The meeting then ad
journed to meet at the home of Mrs
Vail Friday ev ening July s. When
the meeting closed dainty refresh
ments were served and those pre-
sent enjoyed the hour very much
and desire all the ladies interested
lin this work to be present at the
next meeting. We have at this time
fifteen members.
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Pair to Look Out For.
Two Bad Grafters Said to BE On
Grating in South Dakota.

A special from Sioux Falls says
that q new scheme to separate the
farmer and his money is reported
from Valley Springs IN the eastern
part of Minnehaha county. Two
men are necessary to- work the
scheme. One OF them first visits
the homes of intended victims and
offers to sell photograph, his
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PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE

PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.
cIg
i The British free traders know
that free trade has helped their
country during the past half century.
They imagine that protection has
hurt the United States. They are
wise in adhering to policy which
they know is good for them. But
Americans would be very foolish to
accept the judgement of the Brit
ishers as to what would be best for
the United States.
The fact is that economic condi
tiOns in the two countries are &c
vastly different that it is almost s
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certainty that the policy which
would be best for either would be
worst for the other. Men must
adapt themselves to their enviro-
ment. The clothing which 10
essential to health in the Artic
circle would be fatal at the equator.
In the airy costumes necessary to
comfort in the tropics men would
freeze to death in the vicinity of the
poles. Adaptation to environment is
as necessary for nations as for in
dividuals. H., p. ...,.
Great Britain was the home of
vast manufacturing industries, built
up by protective tariffs, when the
application Of steam and machinery
to manufacturing operations gave
rise to the factory system. In manu-
featuring she could compete at ad-
vantage with the rest of the world.
Protection for her manufacturers
was no longer necessary. Her
.desideratum was cheap food for. her
increasing population, which her
agricultural resources, limited by
nature, were inadequate to supply:
By removing he, tariff on foodstuffs
saved her people from starvation.
Even under existing circumstances
her Submerged tenth" is daily on
the verge of famine. BY adding to
the cost of food she would add to
the number of her people who are
dependent upon charity of chance
for their daily bread. There is no
Submerged TENTH in the United
States. The United States produces
every year an immense surplus of
the necessaries of lite. It has grain
and provisions to sell abroad. The
problem in the United States is to
keep it's industrial army employed
by wages higher than those whlch
are paid abroad-and this problem
has been satisfactorily solved by
the American protective tariff.
Whenever the American protective
tariff has been tempered with the
American people have suffered-not
only the artisan class and their en-
ployers, but also the other classes
farmers, merchants and professional
prosperity, depends
upon the prosperity of the millions
working in or for the American
workshops.
It will be we'll for Great Britain
and we'll for the United States for
each to profit by the teachings OF it's
own experience. The eaglets can
not drink from the saucer that holds
supper for the whelpe of the lion.
nor can the lions brood lap from
the ever that regales the eaglets.-
Milwaukee Evening Wis.
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Ladies desiring a transparent
complexion free from blotcbes,
blemishes, pilnples, blackheads,
use Rocky Mountain Tea. Makes
the skin soft and fair. 81 cents
F. NJ Hickman. Sa4s . s945. u }}4am T.
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Punctures a Fake Story.
Proven Without Doubt that Booth
was Shot BY Boston Corbett. 81

.
was Shot by Boston Corbett.
william E. Curtis takes advantage
of the opportunity to deny the John
Wilkes Booth story:
every now and then eomebsdy
starts the story that John Wilkes
Booth escaped alive after the assasi-
nation of President Lincoln, and
that the man,,shot in the barn by
Boston Corbett was some poor
wretch, probably deserter from the
union army. Several other stories.
equally absurd are revived periods
cally, such as the recognition Of the
southern confederacy by the pope az
Rome, and the wholesale desertion
of Roman Catholics from the union
army. The inquiries reach the war
department in such large numbers
that circulars have been printed to
mail in reply. -: 4
1.-THE latest Booth story seems to
be founded upon the suicide at Enid,
Oklahoma, of a man named David
E. George, who is said to have borne
such a striking resemblance to
John Wilkes Booth that some people
who knew the latter insisted that he
was the assassin. About six months
ago there was another story afloat
that a woman down in Virginia who
used to be a sweetheart Of Booth,
mad received q letter from him.
Upon investigation it turned out
that she had found a letter. which
she mad received from him long be-
fore the assassination, and the story
got twisted before it reached the
newspapers. a..
'There is not the slightest dou bt
that Booth was shot by Corbett and
that he was buried under the floor
of store house on the grounds of
the arsenal in Washington, and
that, in 1869, by authority of Presi-
dent johnson, at the request of
Edwin Booth his remains were re-
moved to Green Mount cemetery,
Baltimore and buried in the family
lot.
The removal was made under the
direction of John T. Ford, manager
of the theatre in which Lincoln was
assassinated, who had known Booth
from childhood, J. n. Weaver. of
Baltimore, and one or two other
friends Of the family. The body
was identified by them, and by MI.
Harvey and Mr.. Speare, the under
takers, both of whom knew Booth
personally. None of these gentle
men, except Mr.. Speare, are now
living, but Mr.. Ford, Mr.. Weaver
and others who identified the body
have given testimony on the sub.
ject again and again privately and
in the newspa pers.
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ID ROADS e. AND : TIL
M FARMER, ~l, 1r..s .>.


good roads is so simple as to cause
one to wonder at so much discus
sion. We do not believe the farmer
needs man to come from Wash
ington or anywhere else to give him
pointers on road building, and all
the popular criticism of his methods,
lack OF system, patch work, is
utterly uncalled for. So long as the
writer can remember the farmer
has always begun in the worst
places and graded up out of water,
gotten rid of the water where he
could. and finished the crown with
a layer Of gravel if he could get it.
If there has been any lack any
where it is not in the manner of
system of his read making. but that
he has had insufficient funds to do
the work rapidly.
j He has used the funds available in
the worst places and then gradually
extending year by fear as funds
were available. We heard several
farmers at Clarion cover the whole
subject in sentence is all there is
to it. SECT rid Of the water and
grade up. with a crown that will not
hold water That is all there is in
the subject. A good ballast Of
gravel or stone on the crown should
fbe put on where available, but let it
Aforementioned that nothing makes
the bad roads but. water Water
must be kept off the roads. A gen.
eral drainage law seems necessary;
the state should have, such alaw and
one will be passed ut the next $685.
sion of the legislature. We uuder-
stand Senator Hartshorn is now
working on such a bill, and he
could not be, better employed. A
good road cannot be made in water.
The farmer has done as best he
could all these years just what these
modern apostles seem to have
just discovered as new thing, only
they have not been able to complete
it at once for lack of funds. He has
gotten rid of the water, wherever he
could and he has made the grades
as fast. as he could. He has never
worked the roads on any other plan,
he has never attempted to make
road in any other way, and no other
was is proposed. 1t is mistake to
infer that because man is a farmer
he knows nothing about road max
ing. he. knows all about it, and
needs no pointers from his self ap-
pointed city critics All that is
needed is enough work done of the
same kind he has been doing as
fast as funds have permitted. One
trouble, or perhaps fault, has been
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allowed. - ''n
\. Electric Co.. * -. 1888
I E. Allen. supplies @2& 5000
C. and Ordway supplies 1924
z M. Smith labor 1900
I C. Anderson labor - 5000
C.. Wood labor ,41.00
Z Tuthill L Co. material 5000
Golf and g. supplies 2.9S
w. Ramage drayage 24.45
Globe Stationary 800
Sahlbom Hdw Co., supplies 200
W. E. Bloom, lake dam 11.75
G. Bloom, lake dam 14.10
Jno Myer lake dam $50
e. w. Cutler lake dam 1.56
F. Cutler lake dam 1.95
. d. S. AXE lake dam 3.75
I. Potter lake dam 800
Hodgson lake dam 800
Rasmus lake dam 800
Ned Stonesifer lake dam $50
A. r. Bloom lake dam 4.5O
81. W. Twitchell lake dam 800
Colman Lo., material AZ. 80
Elec Co., supplies 141.73
E. Munchow watching dam 200
q. Smith watching dam 400
Geo. Wheeler watching dan 2.O0|
g. W W. Dow Carr case 124
Peavy coal 2S4.O2
J. NJ. Plotts, freight etc., 1882
Jos. Firth labor 500
i. A. Trip meter 1880
=. Party was present making propo-
sition to paint new stack. Subject
was referred to company erecting
the stack, if it was necessary that
they be required to paint it. Decided
to get pew bids for cement crossings
for alleys etc.
Committee on streets and alleys
instructed to look after muddy
alleys between 9th and sth street
between End and 3rd ave. and re-
pair.
Decided to leave electric ligh
wiring in the park during the
4 summer.
A unanimous sentiment seems to
prevail that some improvement
ahon1d ha made on the mark and that
small tax levy be made for this
purpose, not enough to raise large
mount but so that there would be
small valuable fund for this pur-
pose when it was required. No
i action taken but left for further
4 consideration.
Health officer Clark reported that
there had not been q new case of
small pox reported in three weeks.
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THE 81 NAME WILL NOT F


: Chicago Tribune: Nearly all the
dioceses of the Protestant Episcopal
church have voted on the question
of a change of name and nave
signified marked disapproval of the
proposition. About 1900 ministers
and $50, 10000 communicates have
voted in the negative, and 211
clergymen and 24,000 communicates
have..voted positively in the aftir-
native. The minority party will
not cease agitating, but it will be
long time before it can make all
the converts it needs.
Men often have a singular at
attachment on names. They set
more store on them than they do on
things. The faith of party or of a
church may change and those who
belong to it are comparatively in
different, while a suggestion to alter
tho name awakens at once vehe-
ment opposition. 1.-THE generality
of mankind, says South, lis
wholly governed hy words and
names. Undoubtedly many Of
those who voted against an altera-
ton in the designation of the church
did SO out of pure conservatism.
The present name is one they have
been accustomed to all their lives,
and that ie, with them,t q sufficient
reason for leaving it as it is. -
There is another reason for the
heavy vote in the negative. There
are many members of the church
who are not greatly attached to the
word 'tProtestant' because it is q
negative word, serving only: to in
dicate what the church is not. Had
the proposal been to change the
name to that of the Episcopal
Church of. America" the minority
vote would have been larger than
it was, but the effort made to insure
the word Catholic in the designa-
ton of tho church was fatal to it's
success. "'Probably there are only
a few members of the advanced
Catholic party" who really seek q
reunion with Rome" but there
are a great many in the church who
see in the proposal to use the word
"Catholic", "a move in that direction
and who refuse peremptorily to
listen to arguments to the contrary.
They repeat the apostles creed
which says, II believe in the holy
Catholic church." and yet they are
Mortified at the suggestion that
american Catholic church" be
substituted for protestant Epis.
copal church,. '>'
The bishop of South Carolina
protests against what he calls an
attempt to "haul down the Pro-
testant flag and run up q new stand
ard" From present appearances
nothing Of the kind is likely to
happen. When q name is century
old and associations profound and
tender have clustered around it,
there will be more to resent passion
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The village council meeting re-
gular session Friday evening, all
members present except coucilman
Oliver. The following bill were
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-08-11
a TRUE SNAKE STORY.
Exciting Battle Of Young Lady With
a Monster Rather.

The old idea Of women beiug afraid
Of a mouse was all exploded in Vinta
recently, as the following story will
prove:
A few days ago party Of four per-
sons we're driving IN the country near
Vinita when suddenly the lady in
front made spring across The driver,
with whom she was riding, lines aud
all, taking the buggy whipi III her leap
and soon to the astonishment OF the
other mem 0ers of the crowd she was
engaged 10 a desperate battle with a
large rattlesaake. For some time in
this battle royal the honor swere about
even, when suddenly the charming &
little lady made lucky hit and cut
Mr. Snake in two, aud all he had left
to call his own was about hall OF mis-
body, which he carried away into. a
snake hole near by. The rattles we're
preserved as a mememto OF the en-
gagement. This certainly does prove
that women have nerve OF the highest
type. and are not afraid OF mice or
anything else, and when occasion pre-
sents itself, will fight to the bitter
end, and the death, anything from a
mouse to lion.
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Grand Chapter Meeting.

The annual session OF the Eastern
Ssar Chapter OF the Indian Territory
convened in Vinita, 1. t., Mond aB
Aug. 10. Mrs. Miller OF Anderson, n.
IT,, is the Most Worthy Grand Matron
aud Mr.. A. d johnson of Vinita,
Grand Patron. Mrs. J. D. Davis and
Rev. J. D. Springer delivered the
welcome addresses. Response was by
Mr. Weber OF Hartshorn. Committees
we're then appointed. Much good
work is anticipated. Mrs. Miner's
annual address was timely and
fraught with goOd thoughts. The all
tendance is large. The chapter will
adjourn Thursday evening Several
Of the brother masons are in attend
ance, J. d. SPRINGER, Reporter.
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A Physician Healed.

DR., George Ewing, a prachcing ply.
sician of Smiths Grove, KY, for over
thirty years, writes his personal exper-
ience with Foley's Kidney Cure: "For
years had been greatly bothered with
kidney and bladder trouble and en-
larged PROSTATE gland. 1 used ever y
thing kno En to the profession withou
relief, until commenced to use Foley's
Kidney Cure, After taking three bot
ties was entirely relieved and cured.
prescribe it now daily in my practice
and heartily recommend its use to all
physicians for such troubles. have
prescribed it in hundreds of cases with
perfect success Sold by Shanahan &
& Mitchell. dw