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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-03-12
People Eager to Learn

Editor Independent: Enclosed please
find my remittance for the five cards
you sent me. | carried the cards some
time in my pocket omitting to Offer
them for sale; when | did so, | sold
ing the people are eager to inform
themselves upon economic questions,
i. e., the science of government and
economic laws In 1896 it was almost
impossible to obtain a reliable paper
unbiased by politics that ably dis
cussed these questions until the Ma
tionaI Watchman was issued from
Washington, D. G. The people as a
whole are deplorably ignorant on
these questions and it seems to be for
the interest of the great daily and
weekly newspapers owned by syndi-
Gated capital to keep them SO that the
republican politicians can get their
vote. by which they and organized cap
ital can loot tins people.
Allow me to compliment you on the
excellence of your paper, and the abl,
and instructive articles appearing
therein from your contributors. MAJ
your paper bring many of its readers
to see the truth and where this re-
public and its people are drifting. We
have an inheritance of freedom given
us by the fathers of the revolution
AS custodians of this God-given right,
through our carelessness and ignor-
ance, are we to pass the control of our
government and birthrights over to
the money kings. that they can make
our posterity industrial slaves? The
price Of liberty is eternal vigilance.
STILLMAN E. LEWIS.
Olean, N. Y.
(Dr. Lewis was the democratic can
didate for congress in the Oath New
York district in 1896 and 1900.-Ed.
Ind
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-03-12
CAN'T FIND OUT
A Car Famine all Over the West While the
Roads Baye More Freight Cars Than
They Can Handle

One of those things which no pop
can find out is why the reform papers
and especially the democratic dailies
have had nothing to say about the
car famine. The loss that has been
caused by it to business men and
farmers is incalculable and it is as
severe as ever. More than two
months ago The Independent began to
take notice of it and point out that
there was no occasion for it except
the inefficient management of the
great trunk lines of railroad. Years
ago when car famine occurred the
papers were filled with the discussion
OF it. Now they are as silent as the
tomb. The only reference which can
be found in the dailies to it is in the
weekly trade summaries In sum-
ming up the trade of Omaha for the
last week the following occurs:
Omaha is experiencing, with the
entire state, what car famine means.
Shipments from eastern factories are
between three weeks and month be-
hind. Orders placed with eastern
manufacturers a long while ago are
supposed to be somewhere in transit
between the Missouri river and place
of shipment, but just where, 'tracers'
from the railroads have thus far been
unable to determine,
"One prominent hat and cap jobber
said: Business just now in our line
is very good, but we are greatly
hampered by what the railroads are
pleased to term a scarcity of cars, We
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-03-12


man is bound to get his million no
matter what betides, and ne can't help
giving a million in return. He sim
ply converts his energy into cash
equivalent, and those who give the
cash get his valuable services in re-
turn.
It's a comforting doctrine to board
of trade gamblers, poker players and
men who run roulette wheels. Nature
has ordained that they must buy as
much as they sell and sell as much as
they buy. Even the highwayman
renders an equivalent when he holds
up a victimi
Such in brief, is the central doctrine
of .'The Laborer and the Capitalist" a
well-printed volume of 312 pages, neat
ly bound in cloth, copyrighted in 1896
by Freeman Otis Wiley, and now be-
ing published by the National Econ
omic League, 13 Astor Place, New
York city. The price is s1.25 per copy
or 100 for $100, carriage free. Lyman
]. Gage has given as his opinion that
l 100000 copies of it should be distri-
buted, suggesting that a donation
from one-tenth of our well-to-do ciu-
zens would distribute that number"
And to show that this y as, not merely
mild jolly Lyman's name, like
Abou Ben Adhem's, heads all the rest
of the contributors and indorsers, ;"
which includes Bishop Potter, Secre-
tary Long, Levi p Morton, Henry
Clews, Senator Dryden, William Con-
nell, John A. Mccall and other gem
tlemen who believe in having others
let well enough alone"
Beneficiaries of tariff laws, and rail-
road and banking special privileges
could well afford to give the league
about two million dollars to distribute
this book. 1t is clever1y written; a
skillful admixture of truth and error,
good and. evil, assuming an air of
great frankness and fairness, but new
er losing sight of the objective point
that il it were not because of the
great benevolence of the capitalists in
furnishing work, the laborers must all
starve to death. 1t never seems to
have occurred to Judge Wiley that
man might labor for himself, or that
by cooperation great many labor
ers might themselves own the ma
chimes and raw material and furnish
themselves employment. Neither can
he see how the government could pos
sibly exercise it's powers to "coin
money and regulate the value there
Of" without the aid of private banks
Of issue; or establish postoffices and
post roads and regulate interstate
commerce without the aid of the ben
\ AI~v \
roads. What he does teach is that the
present system is natural" and that
the laborers are misguided and an
ungrateful lot that they can't appre-
ciate the benevolence of the capi-
talists who furnish them jobs, with
out which they must of necessity
starve.
CHARLES @. DE FRANCE.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-03-12

Build on the solid rock. Read the
best books on political economy for
the foundation. Read The Independent
to keep up to date. Write card to-
day if you are interested In the Inde-
pendent School of Political Economy.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-03-12
Boston, Mass.

Mr.. Hazard Stevens, Secretary
American Free Trade League, 602-603
fremont Building, Boston, Mass
Dear Sir: While nothing offensive to
you personally was intended, I wrote
the words to which you object delib-
erately and thoughtfully and there is
no reason, that I can see, consistent
with facts and legitimate inferences
that would justify me in changing
them, or modifying by explanation the
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-03-12

CDR. Lewis was the democratic can
didate for congress in the Oath New
York district in 1896 and 19O0.--Ed.
Ind.)
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05
county.

The session of Tom Carter's sena-
torial commission in Helena is more
than half over and they have done
nothing but to try to unseat legally
elected democrats and squander the
peoples money. And this is the outfit
the Helena Record said was going to
be SO economical and last only 80 days.
Possibly they could have done the job
sooner had they not found so large a
swag in the state treasury, saved up
by the democrats.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

According to a Glendive dispatch,
some half-dozen North Dakota senator's
and Representatives are coming over to
Montana and cut off about $4,000
square miles of grazing and farming
land and build little state of their
own; being assisted in the undertaking
by Representative Tolman of Carbon
county. AS Montana has IA, 600 miles
she can give every man, woman and
child in North Dakota enough to make
a good-sized state and still have few
acres left.r- The gentlemen assign as a
reason for the move, that they are dis
pleased and heart-sick Of the corrup-
ton running rampant through the
legislatures of Montana and Dakota.
The new state is to be called "Mon-
tague after the actress, we presume.
AS far as concerns Mr.. Tolman, he
will probably not be troubled any
longer than the present session with
the corruption in Montana legislatures,
except as an outsider. He will likely
not be called upon again to represent
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

We have buried the tomahawk and
put away our sca1ping knife; but we
still carry our mountain howizers; not
that we mistrust our dear old friends,
the republicans, but we are living too
near the Indian reservation to take any
chances. And then, again, Carleton
might return, and we may have to
wing him yet.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05
Wool.

Speaking of the wool market at Bos-
that very fair volume of business has
been put through the past week. and
the tone of the market has continued
firm.
Territorial woods have been more ac-
tive. They have been selling pretty
steadily all the week and at firm prices,
Philadelphia consumers being the most
conspicuous buyers. A large line of
Wyoming was sold at full rates, within
the range of 16@18c, and liberal trans
actions are reported in Montanas,
Idahos and Utahs. Medium Utahs
have sold we'll at a clean cost of 46@47c.
Medium Montanas have been taken at
prices ranging from II to zoe in the
grease. Some of this wool is claimed
to have cost 48c, clean. For fine me-
dunn good demand is also reported,
with sales of Idaho at 16@16Hc, and
of Montana at 16M18c, the latter cost
ing about SIC, clean. Reports come
from ldahO or moderate purchases on
the sleeps back at 13c for eastern &C
count, but it is not believed that the
great majority of large merchants will
indulge in this kind of business this
, year to any extent In this market
territorial woods, based on the trans
actions of the past week, may be quoted
at the following clean prices: Fine,
medium, 50@52c; fine, 53@55c, the
latter for "dead fine" woods; fine staple
55M57c; medium territories, 45@4Sc.
Colorado and New Mexican secured
! woods are very firm. There is d good
demand for such stock, and more would
have been sold, if there had been more
here. Sales of No. 2 are reported to
have been made within the range of
44M46c.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05
LyndeS is Critically iii.

Carbon county in so corrupt body,
to the detriment of his pure soul. The
dispatch says further: ''In such a
case Glendive, which is located in the
geographical center of such a state, as
well as being the center of population,
would necessarily be selected as the
capital of the new state" Yes, and
as Slendive will soon be in the center
of Northern Pacific side-track, and
easy of access, no better place could be
selected. AS Forsyth will be included
in the boundaries of the new state, we
heartily endorse the movement of the
eminent Scandihoovians from across
the line in every particular save one
We most emphatically protest against
the new state being christened "Mon-
tague.' We insist on its being called
"Kalamazan. 1t is great deal
more poetical than "Montague. For
instance, when we go the effete east
and the people ask us where we are
from, our reply will be, "We're tightin
Dan, from Kalamazan.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

With Senator Hopkins in his seat,
the commissioners out of the bastile,
Kod McRea out of office, and that turn
coat democrat, E. A. Carleton, out of
the county, Governor Toole ought to
issue a proclamation setting apart a
day Tor special thanksgiving by the
good Christian democrats Of Rosebud
county.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

The little coterie of republican jack
asses who have been dancing around
at the crack of Ringmaster Carter S
whip, will no doubt feel glad that the
circus is over.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

"What was it," Mr.. Heinze cries,
while standing on the wreck of busted
hopes and broken ties, that hit me in
the k?'-Times. Errata: Instead
of ''Mr. Heinze,' read CDR. Wilson. :"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

These republicans are annoying,
pestiferous little cusses. But it's so
amusing, after you once get 'em down,
to kick 'em in the ribs.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05
legi isl
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore existing between
Thomas T. Alexander and Harry II.
Fletcher, under the name, firm and
style of Harry H. Fletcher & Co., is
hereby dissolved this LIST day of Janu-
airy, 1908. THOMAS T. ALEXANDER.
4l-4t HARRY H. FLETCHER.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Senator Hopkins is not a Clark dem.
ocrat; neither Heinze democrat; but
thorough-going democrat of the old
Jehersonian school.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05
From the State Press

Lewiston Democrat: If some of the
daily newspapers of Montana, which
pretend to be democratic, would occa-
sionally advocate the cause of the
democracy of the state they would have
much higher standing than they at
present enjoy. These newspapers may
imagine that they are deluding and
misleading the rank and file Of the
party, but when the issues are we'll
defined they will find themselves wholly
lacking in the influence which they
should ordinarily posses.
Butte Reveille: Tom Carter gold
bricked certain republicans in the
Legislature of 1895 with checks that
were afterwards dishonored. That
ought to be warning to all republic
cans to do do business with Oily Tom
except for cash.
Lewiston Democrat: When the pres
ent legislature convened it was bois-
terously proclaimed by the republican
press that the session would be short
one, and that the utmost economy would
be practiced. The absurdity of these
pretensions is now demonstrated by
the fact that never before in the history
of the state has Montana been afflicted
with legislature of such extravagant
propensities. A horde of useless and
unnecessary clerks has been employed,
the public monies are being ruthlessly
dissipated in every direction, and nc
Legislation of the slightest value is
being enacted. For this deplorabe
condition of affairs the republican
party is altogether responsible, and il
is safe to predict that it will be many
many years before you again see the
republicans in control of a Montana
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

A legislature in Montana without
Heinze as its chief lobbyist would be
like the play of Hamlet with Marks
the Lawyer left OUTLINES.
with Hamlet left out.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

The crepe on republican doors is
out of respect to poor old Uncle Tommy
Carter. His senatorial boom in Rose
bud is deader'n door nail.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Elk Commissioner Hammond went out
and took d big drink of buttermilk to
drown his sorrow.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

What's the matter with the Laughing
hyena this week? Your ha, ha, ha,
he, he, he, seems to be out of tune.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Many good, honest republican is
laughing in his sleeve, while the dem
ocrats smile out Loud
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

honor, as being immaterial, irrelevant,
and so forth, and so on, for about a
yard and half.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Commissioner Alexander was so
overjoyed that he made $50 pins out of
possible 800.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

With no further use by the gang fol
bogus witnesses. old Boge's occupa
ton IS gone.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

The principal witness for the gang
is old Boge, from Cork. Wouldn't that
cork you!
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

They look as detected as a rooster
that's been walloped on his own dung
hill.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Ramsey, Ramsey of Kirby Did you
hear the news?
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

The democrats celebrated Just like
it was Fourth of July.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Oh, ah, yes! Excuse us. Carleton,
old boy, Senator Hopkins! Egad!
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Democrats will be democrats; nc
denying that fact.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Get onto de broad grins on dem
democratic mugs.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Thirteen of 'em stood up and tool,
"Hop.' straight.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Was the color of the imports hair
red, black, or gray? We object, your
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Thirteen to IL, come 7. She's all
right! Let 'er go as she looks.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Did anybody see or hear anything
of Pete Droese? We heard he was in
town.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

AS for DR.. Wilson
"He don't comblain, und never has,
Und only says, dot it couldn't VAS"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-05

Who said IS was an unlucky num-
Der?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-05
LeViisbur6 Items.
EDITOR St Tammany Farmer:

Editor st Tammany Farmer:
The handsome home of Mrs.
Olivia Carmichael is almost com
pleted and is grea. improvement:
to our town, and everybody is
looking forward for grand house
warming on Christmas Eve.
Mrs. NJ. Mercadal was Sunday
visitor here, the guest of he1
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Pujol.
News received from $. Smith
and E. Baudot. From st. LOUIS,
they left for Chicago on the Path,
They also report ice one inch and
BALI thick.
Mr.. D. B. Smith was a visitor
to the Crescent City Thursday.
All of the friends and scholar.
of Miss F. q. Boze join me in wish
ing long life and prosperity to he1
happy marriage.
A SUBSCRIBER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-05
To EXterminate Boil
WeeYlS.
Extra Session Of the Legislature.

The depredat,ons of the boil
weevil in some portions Of Texas
have spread d,smay among the cot
ton planters OF this Stale, who have
watched the steady encroachment
of this pest upon county after
county in Texas until they are now
nearing the Louisiana line. Where
ever this pest has appeared IN
Texas it has accustomed distress and
bankruptcy among tue planters
with the result that in many for
merry prosperous sections, the
farmers have been driven to absn-
don their farms and emigrate to other
portions Of the country. Seeing
these things the cotton planters Of
Louisiana have determined to leave
nothing undone to save their fields
and plantations from the ravsges Ut
this destructive insect.
A special session OF the Legisla-
ture has been called by the Governor
who is in hearty accord with the cot;
ton planters, 20 meet ON Thurs
day, Dec. 10. The cooperation Ut
the general government will be
evoked. and every resource that
science and money can set IN mo-
ton will be directed toward the
work OF prevention and extermlna-
ton. The fight Is one that ought
to invite the cordial corporation Of
all the cotton States especially, in
asmucb as the last stand against the
threatened invasion will be made
in Louisiana. and il failure be- re-
corded here, the cotton section of
the South is doomed.
Secretary Vt Agriculture, Wilson,
IN bis annual report recommends
that $500, 900 be appropriated for
tile boil weevil campaign. and EN-.
phasizes the Importance Of prompt
acton by Congress.
Governor Heard has embodied il
the call for an extra session of the
Legislature the necessity Of legisla-
tion to avoid possible legal com.
pIlcations at the State primary, to
be held January 10, as a result Of
the law requiring new registra,ion
in the country parishes, begin
ing Jan. /, 1904.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-05
The Situation in Cotton

Not in many wears has the cotton
situation been as interesting At this
time Of the year as it Is at present
In the first place cotton is worth II
cents per pound, and that, too. in
the very height Of tie season, when
usually prices are at their lowest.
This fact means that the cotton pro-
ducers are making an uncommODly
large profit from the sale of their
crop, and that spinners and specu-
lators will have to take the chance
either for a further Improvement
later on or decline. As far as the
farmer is concerned. he is selling
this crop at high prices, and he is
happy accordingly. as the ex-
perience is rather novel one.
Although the prices are now at
the highest Of the season, ana more
than 3 cents higher than last year.
it is remarkable fact that conf
dence 10 even higher prices later on
is practically universal. Dealers
and spectators bel that the
crop is going to be q decidedly
short one, and that prospective con-
sumption points 10 larger figures
than the crop is likely to reach. So
fixed is this belief that an unprece.
dentedly heavy movement of the
crop to market IN recent weeks has
been practically withou: effect, al
though the deliveries for the past
two weeks exceeded million bales.
Ordinarily, the present amount
in sight, would point to crop in
che neighborhood Ut 1O,6O0, 900,
but that 1gnre is not accepted as
PLAUSIBLE by the great majority of
the trade, who confidently believe
IN a crop not over ten million bale-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-05
Turpentine Making.
Operators in South Adopting
New Method.

The discovery OF new way of
Extracting turpen,ine, made two
years ago by DR.. Charles H, Herlv,
working under the direction If the
Bureau IT Forestry, is resulting in
u complete change OF methods by
turpertine operators all over the
South
| In a bulletin published last spring
by the Bureau or Forestry the claim
was mace that tie experiments with
1 the new cup and gutter system OF
turpent,ning had resulted in All ln-
creaee over the ola boxing system
OF % per cent. in the amount Of the
product extracted. This figure has
now been raised to more than sc
per cent. In other words. DR..
Herty's system, when universally
adopted in the South, as it is bound
to be sooner or later, will have
raised the turpentine production Of
Ithls country more than third, pro-
vided the same number of trees are
nsed. Two years ago when Or
Herty first made known his discov-
cries he put 10000 cups into opera
ton. Last year this figure was
increased about 400. 900. This year
conservative estimate places the
number of cups TO be used at
8. 600. 900 The figures give some
indication of the rapidity with which
turpentine operators are adopting
the new system. The change 1T
methods has been 90 rapid that the
pottery company which undertook
to supply operators with earther"
cups has been unable to keep up
with the orders and has been obliged
to refuse contracts for over 2,O00.-
900 cups. L lis safe to say that the ma
joriltv Of the large turpentine opera
tors in this country have given ny
the boxing system and will extract
their tarpentine bv means. OF cups
and cutters.
Tie economic saving Of this new
discover, is enormous II not only
causes great increase in the
amount of turpcnt,ne produced. but
is most Important factor IN saving
the pine forests 1T the South.
Every one knows that trees from
which turpentine has been extracted
bv the old methOd-'.'boxrd" tim
Der il is called-soon die from the
wounds inflicted ON them. The cup
and gutter system, on the other
hand, is not fatal t., the life OF the
Tree, and does very little DANCE t."
the timber.
The Bureau 1T Forestry has ar.
ranged to give the personal assist
ance Of Dr.. H+rty to turpentine
operators who desire to install the
new system.