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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
WELL BEGUN is HALF DoNE.v

n = $500 ---
The hardest of writing Junior paper begin
ming If it good beginning it good story
start out poorly do much to- finish it.
well think it is going to be good story
who reads book and likes the beginning will
tent reading it. But it poor beginning does not
much about reading it. So deal upon
the beginning. John Olsen
A Fifth Grade, 243O Twenty ninth Az. s. 81
Seward School
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

am not always satisfied with discouraged and
say Will never write for the Journal again.
next week and down my paper again
as usual -Storrs Williams
. seventh Grade, 3431 Nicolet Avenue.
Bryant School,
ABOUT "sTIck-To- iTIvENEss."
Inc hardest part OF writing Junior is keeping
TO the topic When begin write thing
ing the topic think brings my
mind SO many others that drift away topic
rey In so doing frequently printed
or even sent When have had my story all planned
thought into head, thinking right
it in my story. The result poor paper
to the Junior. Anna Pauson
Seventh Grade, 1912 b TWenty-sixth Street
IN TWENTY BRIEF MINUTES
The hardest part writing paper
read these words and again but with the
thought 1 don't see anything hard about it, Suddenly
thought OF something which
fuses me- I am always glad when write
stories the instantly
comes the thought Twenty brief minutes will pass
away and wonder if cut down it will
be over three hundred in length" This
the hardest Of writing Junior
A Sixth Grade Florence Todd
Bryant School, $685. Ncollet Avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
GOING RIGHTAHEAp.

COMING TO A SUDDEN HALT.
One of pleasures is to sit at my desk after /
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

or a one word geography test
is to write the answer.
Nora Tompkins,
$40 Third Avenue s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

=
My memory must be about long, cannot
account Tor forgetting everything quickly
I forget than can learn in
an hour My difficulty in writing any composition
is to remember the
should ask mother music
would all tell you the There
make composition writing hard for me--but editor
thing that lack
IS my greatest difficulty Annette Watson,
A Seventh Grade, 3102 Avenue
Longfellow
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
NOT BUILT THAT WAY,


In some trying get thing to write is the
hardest Sometimes have to write my imagnato
But IN most the why is HARDEST arithmetic
sometimes, do the examples know why do
them that certain Sometimes topic quite
and try to do BEST but have
name yet So there is
that other cannot find unless be
Tor That kind OF business, matter. how L try.
A Eighth Grade, Blaine Fjeldstad
Adams School. 1911 Thirteenth Avenue 8
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09

Officers Strickland and Thackham. Post
Office Inspectors Gregory and Howard
had met before, and it was curious
meeting when Howard was presented
to Mr.. Gregory. 1t was in the case
that resulted in the conviction Of How
ard and his sentence of three years in
west Virginia, that Inspector Gregory
appeared as a witness, and Howard
had just finished that sentence and did
not like the idea of meeting his neme
SIS in Columbia in another safe blowing
case.
holland and Duggan claim that thew
made their savings while here at eamb.
ling, and Duggan boasted of having
lost $500 in game here in a single
night. Howard claims to have been
engaged in the restaurant business, and
Mckinley was not quite sure whether
ne did anything but gamble for pas
time. Howard, or Heam, or Dutch, /"
as ne IS called in the profession, is quite
young man, and Nolan is the oldest
man IN the party. He is a man of
aDout as, and Howard is only about 28.
All of the men have employed counsel
and will make the best fight that thev
can, but they seem to be up against ac-
tive and alert men and have a rouUb
road ahead.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09
News From Excelsior.

Sunday was wet disagreeable day
and unfit for church going people. The
service here on Sunday afternoon was
slimly attended On next Sunday after.
noon Rev. w. A. Lutz will preach in
the school house here at 3:3Op. m. Pub.
lie cordially invited.
Mrs. Shealy is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Livingston, in Newberry.
Miss Chelsy Kbler and Master Mag
nus Kibler spent a few days in New
berry last week the guest of Mr..
Henry Kibler's family.
Mr.. d. B. Cook spent Monday over
at Saluda court house on business.
Miss jamie Kinard is visiting relatives
in Saluda section.
Mr.. Malcomb Cook has gone to Col
umbia where he will likely accept Of
work in that city.
Yes, T.. J. w. that cat has jumped
and we have no more to say along
that line. Thanks for your kindness.
Mr., and Mrs. Sigma returns thanks
to the donors for nice presents
received the past week They are very
much appreciated.
Some Of our people are off to New
berry today. Sigma.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09

In this country of trusts and corpora
tons 1t Is not wise policy for any COM
munity to make itself dependent on coal
for fuel, when it has at hand an abun-
dant alternative material, which can be
easily preserved for use in emergen-
cies. The Albany, N. Y, Argus notes
editorially: "Throughout New England
and in the Middle West the shortage of
fuel although the real winter has hard
ly begun-is already alarming. In
Cleveland the county buildings are
closed and much suffering among the
people is reported. Some of the Iowa
cities are destitute of coal, with the
thermometer from five to fifteen de-
grees below zero. In the New England
States, unless there should be decided
change for the better in the situation
some Of the railroads may have to sus-
pend the operation of trains and many
factories must soon shut down. Thus,
in addition to cold many men and
women dependent on these factories
for work must face hunger as well.
In New York and Brooklyn the coal
supply is entirely inadequate, and, take
the situation as a whole, the outlook is,
most ,disquieting." AS the poet sings
Woodman, spare that tree. Don't cut
1t down and up for cheap lumber In
youth 1t sheltered me. In age | NAV
need 1t to warm my freezing marrow
when a coal strike or shut-out is on in
some distant State. News and Courier.
If the present coal famine checks the
wanton destruction of the forests,
which has been going on for the past
several decades it will have accom-,
plished one good result, at least, will
all the evil it has done. The present
coal famine may not bring this matte,
forcibly to the attention of the people
of this section Of the country lust al
present, because we have never beer
entirely dependent upon a coal supply
But it is a matter of which we shoulc
seriously think.
If the destruction of the forest con
tinues for many years more, the tim,
will come, and it will come soon, wher
we will feel coal famine as much a.
the people of the large Northern cities
Heretofore although there have bee,
many movements looking towards tn,
preservation of our forests, there ha
been little or no organization and small
results have been accomplished. Th
coal famine now on and the sulferin,
which it is bringing in its wake, SHOULD
be an object lesson. For tinancia
reasons, as well as for others, let th
wanton destruction Of the forests cease
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09

lesion. They claimed to not have
seen each other while in Charles
ton. They denied having been in any
other town in the State. All spe-
officially insisted that they had never
been in any of the towns in which safe
blowing had occurred in the last two or
three months. They were asked one
by one if they had been at Cameron
iInorce or any of the other points, but
insisted that they did not even know of
these communities. They denied ever
having been in any of the neighboring
States. When Howard was examined
at police station a wad of $3.50 was
found by Mr.. Strickland in the seat of
his drawers
The four men were formally arrested
today on warrant sworn out by In
spector Pulsifer, before United States
Commissioner Lidc, at Orangeburg in
which they were charged with, on or
about November 8, 27, 28 and 20, 1902.
and December II, l6, 10 and 20, break
ing in the postofliccs at Cameron, Emo
rec, Rowesvillc, Hartsvillc, IIinenan,
Nontmorcnci, Batesburg and Renno
and did take various sums of money
and postage stamps. At all of these
places. it is alleged that the safes were
broken into and money taken. Most Of
these postotlices are in stores. and in
most cases postoffice money was taken
together with private funds. The post.
otiice inspectors had nothing to do with
such robberies as those at Mullins and
other points where no postonice funds
were involved. The men were ar
ralgned before Commissioner Iide. who
deputized Chief DAILY to make the ar
rests, and each Of the men was held in
default of $4,000 bonds. They were
held at police station tonight, and to.
morrow go to the county Jail. They
VIII be given their preliminary cxami-
nation before Commissioner Werner. of
Columbia. The police department man
aged its end Of the line well, and the
postotlice inspectors are loud in their
praises of Chief DAILY for the succeas.
ful manner in which he engineered tho
matter, and for the cooperation q,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09
0hs msralf and II ruy
WHY WAS U2
j.. u. Al'I.i. l;piTNS,

President Roosevelt in the appoint
ment Of Crum as collector of the port
of Charleston has placed himself in
rather bad light before the Southern
people. Why was Crum appointed?
The President had given his word that
he would not appoint to offices in the
South negroes who would be obnoXions
to the people of the communities af-
fected. Thousands of good men could
have been found who would have been
glad to secure the position. Why ap-
point negro and man without spe-
cial fitness? Was it bid for the negro
vote throughout the country, or was it
in order to humliate the Southern
people? 'lt seems to me- said the
President in private letter written
to the mayor of Charleston, "that it is
worth while putting premium upon
the effort among them (the negro) to
achieve the character and standing
which will fit them to hold such posi-
tions. In other words, if the Presi-
dent can find a negro who is barely
competent to fill position no matter
how obnoxious that negro may be to
the people of the community, or how
deeply his appointment may hurt the
business interests of that community,
he will appoint that negro in order that
other negroes may have something for
which to o'strivc. The Southern people
are to be disregardcd entirely and the
uplifting of the negro race is the only
thing that is to demand the attention
of the President. And this rule is to
be applied to the South, a section of
country which the President ought to
have learned by this time, and whose
people, even in his speech at Charles
ton, he atfcctionatcly termed my pco-
pie
William Mckinley did great and
noble work in his effort to wipe out
sectionalism and to bridge the chasm
which was opened in 1861 His success
sor, Theodore Roosevelt, is undoinp
that work about rs fast as it is posi-
bic for mortal man. Roosevelt NAV be
regarded by the North as a statesman,
but to the South just at present he has
the appearance Of man who would
sacrifice everything to succeed himself
at the next Presidential election.
Senator Tillman will have a good
deal of sympathy from his constituents
in his efforts to defeat Crum's con-
tirmation by the senate.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09
Stockholders Me otino

III ME ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
a Shareholders Of the National Rank
OF OF, Newberry, S. c., will be held at tbn
once Of the President, at Ncwber%rw wv
;. g.. at IL a. M, on Tuesday, ,hn i3fb
day or January, 1903, for the nrrnoSn
or clecting directors and for the T trpns. pnS'
actor, OF such other business as mav ,
come Ieforc tie meeting Shareholdnrys
proxy. r.. 8. DIINcAH' ISomIed S py
January lst, 1903.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09
FlOu~ ! Flour !

AM PREPARED TO SUPPLY THE
"A trade with all the flour needed now
and will have 600 barrels more to reach
Pomaria about January goth. Come At
once and buy your Flour, and if Won
are not satisfied with price and o1al?tv'
haul 1t back at my expense.
C. II. COUNTS.
January 1st, 1903.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09
TIN NEWBnRRY HRRALD AND NEWS JANUARY . sos
A GANG OF RURG.
LARS CAPTURED.
BIG HAUL MADE BY THE POLICE OF
COLUMBIA.
Inc Police Aided by FeStcfnce nSr>>tN,<
who Have been on the trail Of the Rob
oerS FOR Some Time -- The Gang
Had Committed Robb>rieS in
no Less Than Ten Towns
In South Carolina.

Columbia, January 7.-Speeial to
News and Courier; There has boon
considerable excitement here ovor a
series Of arrests. The police are salts.
fled that they have a gang nt safe,
blowers. They think they have ay1xStt>S
the gang that robbed the ,>n<tnts3ce$ st
Cameron, Enoree, HowcsviNe, Nar;$-
VILE, Hlneman, Prosperity, Moan,
Morence, Bateshur,r, Rennn, an6 s,>;
into the bank at Mullins ami made sx>,,
eral raids throughout the State, At Mul-
lins the safe rohrsrS 50, $S,hhN; at
Cameron and Eaorec $l,NN each ai,G
at the other points smaller amounts.
The arrests were made by Chcif Nalv.
with the active cooperation VI rns:nf.;es
Inspectors Gregory and lNllciter. AMI
they are satisfied that they have the
right men. Two Of the men arrested
are known to be profe ssioaal crachsmen
and complete set of burglars tools
was found in their rooms. Their fast
life, utter extravaganza and living with
negroes attracted the attention of
Chief Owen DAILY and made himsnotify
Postoffice Inspectors Gregory and
Pulslfer, who work in this State, of his
and then the work was
done.
The evidence will be developed in de-
tail, but meanwhile the men will wait
in Jail. The postotfice inspectors are
likely to experience difficulty in getting
detailed evidence, but Mr.. Gregory and
Mr.. Pulsifer are active and successful
workers. and Mr.. Gregory is so eminent
ly successful in his work and knows
Howard so well that the expectation is
that the details will soon be available.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
News and Comments
No Pensio ms for Officeholders.

A proposal to establish civil pen
sion list in the city of New York. 10
be maintained out of fund raised by
taxation, is being seriously discussed,
and there is danger that 1t may be
provided for by law. The scheme has
been indorsed by Comptroller Grout,
who says he thinks it would improve
the public service. If this idea pre-
vafls In New York 1t will be cause for
regret, because it will set an example
that other municipalities may want to
follow The proposal should be de-
feated in the public interest, however.
The people of the United States are
rot ready to establish civil pension
list, nor should they be asked to con-
tribute money for any such purpose.
There is no reason why any public
Official or servant in a civil capacity
should be pensioned, unless the pen
sion Is provided out of fund to
which he and his associates have con-
tributed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lead
pr. als4a..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
Ceuse Of Railroad Accidents.

The number of railroad accidents
that have occurred in the United
States during the last few months is
abnormal and it has puzzled the coun-
try to account for them. Even the
citizen who has no railroad expert
ence can distinguish very well be-
tween an unavoidable accident and
the other kind. The other kind have
apparently been the more numerous.
The slaughtering Of human life In
preventable railroad accidents Is due
to either incompetency or neglect.
Now railroad men, or at least those
trusted with the running of locomo-
tives, are far from incompetent. They
are among the finest men of the coun-
try. II they neglect their duties.
when the results are generally fatal
to themselves, it must be on account
of physical and mental exhaustion. II
they are being overworked the prac-
tice should cease. Public interest de-
mands this imperatively, but it is
hard to understand how the railroads
themselves can stand the property
loss that follows wrecks which can be
classed as prevantable.-Souix City
Tribune.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24

law limiting their height What he
breads particularly are fres. which
may easily cause a panic among the
thousands of tenants in one bui ding,
even when they are not serious. or
course, II a person must jump from a
building he might as we'll drop a
mile as $50 feet, but most people Ia
such emergencies would prefer TO he
as near the earth as possible in order
to enjoy a chance or two of getting
down the elevator or the stairs, Il
there are any stairs.-Springfield Re-
publican.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
THUNDER MOUNTAIN. T,

Reports from the New Thundsr Mountain
Gold Fields grow steadily better. Thsts WIN
undoubtedly be . great rush Into the dis1z1ct
this year. Last year ehe news concsrnin9
the now discoveries Of free-milline ore had
only begun to leak out and before October
more than q, 600 claims were fled,
From every quarter there win be p>opJe
going to Thunder Mountain, and ali viii
want reliable information a. to the best route
and how soon the trail win be open. Nanv
who cannot 20 win want to invest In q rood
property there, and the time to do that Il now
when money d needed for mine equipment.
The Thunder Mountain Gold linins and
Milling Company has splendid properly Of
19o acres, across which tere b a trcnsndous
ming right into Rainbow Peak. Mr.. Chsrles
]. Perkins, General Manager ofthe Company,
spent Al last summer In the district HO y
now ct the Companys eastern o61ces IN New
York, where b win remain until some tims
II Nay purchasing equipment and dsscribing
Hs siso .,osssss fuii iuformst;oD% @ y ~ Ssa srdios
The district and makes II . point TO answsr
Al questions about II, without charge, 20 that
all who are interested may write and ret fhis
information free and at thIyt hard. !.
The Company which NJ Perkins repre-
,ent. made II hrst public Offering Of stock in
rsceived that great deal Of the equipment
for the mine has bean purchased and prepared
TOR shipment ~ soon q the way is opened for
y y estimated that fully three millions Of
dollars OF machinery and equipment IL now
companies. One Of the companies sold stock
year ago at 20 cents share and now II =
not to be bought for $500 per share. Thirty
other mines are opened and are getting into
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
LOCAL BRICK FIRMS
MAKING. THUNDER
Forest City Politics Plays Inn
portant Part In TheIs
SlQned Statement.

q EvERAL Canton brick manufac-
- turing firms, including the Met
ropolitan Brick company, are very
effective tools for Cleveland polij-
clans at present. These concerns with
others have signed statement
charging frauds to the present Cleve-
land municipal administration In gen.
eral, and to Mayor Tom L. johnson,
in particular.
In a double-leaded statement. sur
rounded by pure reading matter. to
the effect that they lost big contracts
and that they are mad at johnson and
everyone else, the Republicans Of
Cleveland have formulated some nice
campaign thunder.
]. ]. Sullivan, the local banker and
Cleveland capitalist is one Of the sign
ers Other Arms represented In the
statement, which was published Sun
day, were the Massillon stone and
fire brick company, the Buckeye brick
company. Of Wellsville. the Carrolltor
granite brick company and others.
With unsuccessful bidders on city
contracts decrying johnson. and Sen
ator Hanna afraid to forecast the re-
suit, the Democrats Of Cleveland are
evidently fearing nothing,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
Results Of Ignorance or Greed.

Natural woodlands are better resula.
bors OF water supply than are dame,
reservoirs and bitches, and, besides,
they are much cheaper. Moreover,
intelligently cultivated forests can be
made steady sources OF wealth,
whereas irrigation works and levees
are perennial causes OF expense.
There are men who cannot under
stand that more crops can be raised
II a proper proportion of land is kept
in forest than IL it is all cleared and
cultivated; there are others who do
understand, but who prefer quick
profits to slower, though more perma-
nent, gains. For such perversity there
is no cure other than legislative as
sertion Of the greater rights OF the
whole community-or the restraint Of
individual selfishness and ignorance
by law.-Philadelphia Record.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
Direct and Indirect Taxes.

Moneys derived by direct taxation
are seldom Incorporated, for the
taxpayer has direct and constant
concern about the uses to which his
money is put But moneys raised by
indirect processes are scattered with
the prodigality of the bibulous sea-
faring man. and are often found to
have been spent before they are rails
ed Rochester Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
BY.PRoDUCTs

Poet - Tell me frankly. what are
your objections to my poetry Per-
haps I can remedy the trouble.
Editor (blandly) = Perhaps you can
perhaps you can. Well, my moin OBJ
lection is that it keeps coming. Fix
that for me and I'll waive the others =
Kansas City Star. fr ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
II9UGc WOULD BE SENATOR

! Former Gov. James 8. Hogg of
Texas. who has made millions in oil
now desires to succeed Joseph w.
Bailey In the United States senate.
Though the contest Is four years of
Hogg Is trimming his sails for It by
getting on intimate terms with. the
members Of the present legislature.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
NEVER TOUCHED HER.

Every time you draw q BREATH"
said the young man who dabbled in
things scientific, somebody dies"
We'll" replied the practical maid.
I'm sure Il isn't w To mo 70 stop
1ysathins on Chat accouat IN phics6o
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
BUTCHERS COMPLAINT.

Mr.. George Haley, our butcher,
contracted for a fat COW, and reports
that when he went to kill her che
was SO poor that her hide would not
hold bran. So we had no beef for
breakfast. --Dumontsville Correspond
cnce Fairfield County Democrat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
Southern Hin, to Roosevelt.

1t is reported from Washington that
the president is carrying pistol, his
friends having pursuaded him to do
this in order to protect against cranks
and Anarchists. To be entirely con-
sistent, the president should carry a
razor.-Norfolk Landmark.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
Tslkative Mr.. Morgan.

Criticisms we're hurled at the COVER
nor of West Virginia for putting 40.-
900 words in his message. Senator
Morgan can put more than that in a
parenthesis.--St. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
NOT A SAFE CRITEKION,

Perkins, Jr. - Why don't We, buy
that horse OF Seth's pop? He's got a
fine pedigree.
Perkins, Sr. Pedigree be gol
darned! The question is, is he wuth
anything? Why, boy, them sassiety
folks what comes here in the summer
has pedigrees. - Blooklyn Life.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
RURAL PRESS.
PARTNERS CHOSEN.

Five weddings are scheduled here
for the early spring. This should
cause no futter Of expectation from
our damsels, as the selections are al
ready made Correspondence Fos-
toria Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
JOLLY FOR n. n.

q H.. the man with the bagsy
knees. is trying TO make himself per-
feet In the science of card playing.
He is beauty indeed. Correspond
ence West Liberty Banner.