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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

Visitors to Washington note the fact
that they are almost never given silver
dollars in change there. One may live
ia that city six months without ever see
ing one of the big white dollars The
banks do not keep them, and they are
rarely found in the tills Of the shop
keepers If any are brought in by Wis
itors they quickly find their way back
into the treasury. Westinghouse do
not take kindly to the cart-wheel dol
lars, and the absence of this sort Of
money from circulation there is in mark
ed contrast to the West, where ore is
often gwen nothing but silver in change
for 4 So or $40 bill. Another popularity
in Washington is that the paper money
in circulation is nearly all clean and
crisp, fresh from the treasury. 1t is a
rare thing to get hold Of a dirty bill in
Washington.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18
Liquid Oxygen.

Liquozone is simply liquid oxyeen-no
drugs, no alcohol in it. II is the dis
eovery Of PAUL., the great German chem
ist, VIII spent 20 years on it. His object
was to get such an excess of oxygen in
staple form into the blood that no germ
could live in any membrane or tissue.
Iiquozone does that We spend II
DAYS in making each bottle Of it, but the
result is a germicide 50 certain that we
publish on every bottle an offer of 81 900
for disease germ that it cannot kill.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

This company, composed of business,
professional and medical men of ability,
paid 100000 for the right to make
Liquozone. That is the highest price
ever paid for the rights in one country ON
any scientific discovery. 1t was paid by
US, after years Of experiment with it, be
cause Liquozone alone can kill inside
germs without killing the tissues, too.
Nothing else can destroy the cause of any
germ disease.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18
PROOFS OF GOOD CHEER.

By Rev. Jenkins lloyd Jones
David Starr Jordan in his Call Of
the Twentieth Century says: The
twentieth century, above all others,
viii be strenuous. complex and demo-
cratic. Strenuous ais century must
be. IL has a host Of things to do
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18
Kills All Germs.

Any drug that kills germs IS a poison
to YOU and it cannot be taken internally.
Medicine never destroys inside germs.
Liuuozone kills them with oxygen a
tonic to you-the very source Of vitality.
It kills them because eerms are vegetables
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

The present House has a greater num-
Der of members than any House of Rep
resentatives in the history of the United
States. The first Congress had only IS
members. of whom 10 were from Vir-
ginia, from Pennsylvania from Mas
sachusetts and 6 from New York. At
ter each decennial census the number of
Representatives was increased as fol-
laws
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18
Sentence sermnns-

An example is the best argument.
Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.
Conscience is condensed character.
Sin is not cured 10y calling it names.
The man of great signs is usually
a small man.
He is a fool who milks no wisdom
from adversely
A man can feel good without being
especially good.
A sledge Is slower than tackhaEn-
mer; but!
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

No President calls Congress n extra
session if he thinks he can avoid it with
out detriment 10 the public service, vet
nearly half of them-John Adams. Jee-
ferson, Madison, Van Buren,, William
Henry Harrison, Pierce, Lincoln. Hayes,
Cleveland, Mckinley and Roosevelt
have been obliged to do this, jefferson,
Madison and Hayes had to do this twice
The session called bv President Roose-
welt is the fourteens.. ON the list. The
first fve extra sessions Except Jeffer-
sons in 1903, which the Louisiana pur-
chase necessitated) grew out of the
cor -nl's relations with European pow
e., the fifth Of them being held during
the war of 1872 A financial CONFUSION,
the panic of 1887 in Van Buren's case,
and that of 1898 in Cleveland's, brought
two Congresses together in called ses-
sion. The exigencies of the Civil War
melted the summoning Of that of 1861,
and the Cuban reciprocity question is re-
sponsible for that which has now assem-
bled, while the general finance question
in one or other of its aspects brought all
the rest of them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

A story comes from the White river
country, forty miles southeast II Aurora,
No. along the construction crk Of the
White River Railroad, bs'n- built By the
Missouri Pacific, Of the IndiRg Of a gold
mine in one Ct the tunnels being oulh
5rouRh the mountains By that road
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

Committee work at this session she uld
progress more rapidly than in re cent
years. not solely because Mr.. Cannon,
in accepting the speakership nomination.,
urged his colleagues to be diligent in dis
charging their committee obligations, but
rather becsuse no intoxicating beverages
will be sold in the restaurant at the
House end Of the capitol Members who
were wont to spend most Of their time
while at the capitol in the House res
taurant, will now be forced to frequent
their committee rooms, as only there win
they be able to find the little brown jug
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

Nearly one.third of the members of the
House who answered the roll call ut the
ppening of the extra session did so for
the first time. The House consists OF
$50 members. There are "a Democratic
members of the House and So Republi-
can members who have never before serv-
ed in Congress. These new members are
distributed among the several States as
follows:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18
Germ Diseases.

These are the known germ diseases.
Ali thatinedicine can do for these troubles
is to help Nature overcome the germs,
and such results are indirect and un-
certain. Liquozone kills the germs,
wherever they are, and the results are in
eyitable BY destroying the cause of the
trouble, it invariably ends the disease,
and forever.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

''Uncle Joe" Cannon won the speaker
slip of the House "hands down" 1t Is
a somewhat remarkable fact that there
has not been a real fight over the speak
ership in twelve years-not since 1891.
when Crisp Of Georgia beat Mills of ex-
as Tive years before that there was
a lively contest between Reed and Nc
kinney, and, luckily for the latter, the
Maine man won. His victory made Nc
Kinley chairman of the way and means
committee. author of the Mckinley tariff
law and President.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

a hundred years ago each member rep
resented an average Of only 10000 peo-
pie: now the ratio is 10000. How fast
Uncle Sam has grown!
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

In thirty years 1,391.076 Italians have
come to this country. This immigration
has a very peculiar character. Until
1890 the percentage Of women was less
than ID, but now it has increased to 80.
This indicates THAI the immigration has
marked tendency to become permanent
Thirty per cent or more Of Italian adults
who have been in this country more than
ten years went back at least once to
italy and so per cent Of these came to
this country again, bringing their fami-
lies with them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18
Horses and Cattle Wanted |

NTE have eight thousand acres of
w fine, personally selected prairie
land, in the Kosthern District
of Assinaboia, on line of new railway,
every acre inspected by ourselves,
and the finest kind of grain land,
which we will sell in tracts from l60
acres up, at eight dollars per acre,
taking good work horses and cattle in
part payment, up to five dollars per
acre. and time TO suit TIE purchaser
on the balance. We have several
Thousand acres Of choice North Dakota
lands on which we v Ill accept as part
payment horses end cattle to that
amount.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

Representative Hit Of Illinois is the
Oldest member OF the House in point Of
continuous service. next to Representa-
tive Bingham Of Pennsylvania.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18

There is not a single ex-Speaker In the
membership of the House. 1t is many
years since this has occurred. OF recent
Speakers. Reed and Crisp are dead and
Carlisle and Henderson are practicing
law in New York. For number of
years there has been but one exSpe2ker
present, Galusha Grow, the venerable
Pennsylvania statesman. who was Speak
er Of the Thirty-seyenth Congress
-
The Postoffice Department Of the Unit
ed States now pays out annually a total
in excess OF Sl35, 900 600 and takes in
receipts above S134.O00, 900. Such fig
ures are staggering almost beyond be-
lief. but they are official This wonder
full world goes spinning down the ringing
grooves Of change, and with its progress
the activities and the developments in
this republic become steadily more extern
sive and more important.
-
Theodore Roosevelt is the FIRST Presi-
dent of the United States for many
years TO write his own messages and
gpeeches. IT is usually supposed that
the words Of a ruler are his own, and
his acts the acts Of his ministers. Rat
as a rule the speeches Of Empsrors,
Kings and Presidents are composed By
their ministers, or al least the material
is furnished them.
Representative Hit Of Illinois is the
Oldest member Of the House in point Of
car--fra mart
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12
[AeksfhTt1 BUsINEss.FoR SALE

wing to poor health, 1 must sell
\, residence, blacksmith business,
~ q ana aa Iced mill in connection, 10.
~ Az Putney. The only shop in
center Of one Of the most prosper
farming sections in south Dakota.
une trade established in blacksmith
r ana feed mill, 5000 sacks ground
year. Geered windmill and g.
~ !, gasoline engine. "a town lots.
ss@l on easy terms.
AUGUST L1ER,
Putney, S. y.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12
:HoUdHToN

SsMaud Johnston is visitiag 'her
yriRose in Waubay, S. ID.
1in Pfuzenreuter has returned
MIA short visit to Fargo, A. D.
ars Herseth has returned srOm IAN
ended trip through North lDaso1a.
oburn Bros. are shipping three
loads of sheep to the eNHcago
DR. Mnler~>
Mrs. :. Pfutzanfed dNras atlg to
Riopally.
Ne learn that L. S. Cobunn lis ttd
lid. a fine residence about a rlntlA
bth Of the old home. / suppose skd
Ealready engaged his hOusdlzaaper]
At the closing exercises &f the
bQghipn school about S12.O 90 &as,Ob-
ned from the sale of ice cream and
awberries, same to go otothe lihrany
3D.
Fhomas:Norton sports a new rsahhar
ed 'huggylin which he expects to
boy himself in agreeable company
Ponlight evenings and at other
nes.'
pr. hlurdy was up Monday night
see M. @. Aaringen who is much
der the weather and expects to go
the hospital jim Aberdeen Thursday
De nearer his nhysicians.
Mr. George Agnew Of Olympia,
Psh., is visiting friends in Hough-
o. then expects to.see old neighbors
Ipswich and vicinity from whom he
been absent some ten years.
Peter 1yelson has returned from a
ur Of inspection sof the Canadian
prthwest. He has filed on land in
province OF Afberta.where he and
ners from this vicinity swill, it is
d. remove their families this
INNER.
we lhaye been blessed with a
moer of light showers Monday and
lesday which make the grass and
ain look better. We are looking
something bigger that will 80
'"n TO the roots Of things.
We see Fred Wilson Of Aberdeen
II W. W. De La OF this place are
'urlng the country in the
crest of the New York and
pNhwestern Of Milwaukee life in
rance companies, while Herman De
Is taxing in the Groton district in
employ of the first named com
|ny.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12

tFrom the tileso the Republican.
The June 9Th issue of the Repub-
[Ican contains a report Of the result of i
the first city election occurring in
Aberdeen. The city was divided in
TO live wards and instead of COM
mon council the governing body was
board of trustees, one from each
ward The following trustees we're
elected without opposition:
Fisrt Ward-E. Ellerman.
Second Ward-E. H. Alley.
Third Wards. H. Jumper.
Fourth Ward--John Garland.
Fifth Ward-John T. McChesney.
Treasurer-Max F. Fischbein.
Clerk-H, c. Humphrey.
Assessor-O. s. Cook.
Marshall-isaac Hill.
Justice OF the Peace-R. A. Mills.
There %as contest on the election
OF the Batter officer, tut Mr.. Mills
came OFT ahead.
AZ 9ae meeting of the board held
latet Mr.. Alley was elected president
of tse board. and SO he was really
! Aaerdeen's first mayor.
W.
Miss Allie A. Barnes, teacher Of
Hs8he school, having taught during the
smonth of may the first public school
| in Aberdeen, likewise in Brown coun-
1 ty, reports the average attendance
for the month as 38, the number en-
rolled as Sc. nslmberef boys enrolled
20. and nQeaaber OF girls :26. The
school was aaeld i'm a temporary build
ing standing on the sckool house
square, which YVES subsequently ne
moved to the iBesrd farm, east Of the
city. TIRE seheol house just torn
down to uAake lroom fora new one was
in the course Of cons traction.
~
| An iueu. ,reads:'s. Che case ;Egains
John CuIbertson, 'Uharged with as
saultimg Menry Song, was triea'befor'
jnry at Brdway 'lsst Friday and TIN
prisoner c0nVicted. The justice
sentenced him to pay a fine Of tel
dollars :gnd'co M. u. Gordon, lat
J toruey tfsr the defense, gave MOTTO
tllat ,5l,e case wuuld be;appealea. c
N. MaMfs ;appeMed as :uttorney fe
tbeurvsecution. |Private:subscriptisI
has Iheen-r~ieah tor Song, who is
poor unfortunate SlaRlese brough
y here with This wife and little ,ukil,
fron his native native land by Cul
= berts0n:;"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12
PLANA

The sister of Miss Dora Pace is
here on a visit.
Nose johnson left for Jamestown,
n. D., "Wednesday.
r. D. Roberts is breaking up the
slough north Of his house.
After thorough fumigation Henry
Besse has been released from quaran-
tine.
John Evan Jones attended to the
store in the absence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan III. Jones.
About dozen of Plana folks at
tended the great Welsh conference in
Marshall county this week.
Orin Wilbur returned from Aber-
deem last Tuesday with six huge
barrels in the wagon. We were
curious, but remembering our own
jug refrained from asking any delicate
questions.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Brown Osntrty Teachers AS
aaanhEs fora Session OF
Profitable instruction

The 6eaahers institute now lin ses-
sion ia ,thetc1ty ;is,well; ATTENDED The
follo~ing:ape the .names enrolled at
the opening:
A Grade tOle .D0rgenson, Helen
Twitohell, Hattied dGassell, Mary Rob
ertsan, NraHces Dempsey, Rose Demp-
sey, Alice Rsatnam, Aberdeen; Adam
Thoe enber, Loyalton; Otto Stromber1,
Aberdeen; g.. C. Halle, Frederick; G..
f. Kaehler, s. C. Hatranft, d. Moore,
w. T.. O0chrane, Miss Kramer, j. NJ.
Hunter, Eleanor Austin, Aberdeen;
Carrie Reddfng, Fsnederick; Edith
Pierson, Gersldline Wan Slyck, Jean
ette Rungitt, Aberdeen; Ethel Hol-
land, Putneg.
B Grade -%unnell daorder, Freder-
ick; Emma Tanberg, Augusta King;
Aberdeen; Myrtle Inseho, Murray; An
ma Graf, Heela; Mabel Cummias,
Bath; Eaie Worthy, Hutton; Louise
Peterson, James; Elsie walker, Muir
ray; Clare MeCcrdie, Groton; June
Copeland, Petra Stuart, Emma Mosh-
er, NJ. E. MOsiler, Agnes Levers,
George Mecklenburg, Aberdeen; sar-
;ah BEDDING, Frederick; Anna DAHL
lBerne.
CGrade-Maude Burroughs. Fred
,arick; Clara Johnson, Anna Tanbefg.
Aberdeen; Cora Inglise, Anna Hafnor,
Mafthe Hafnor, Groton; Christine
Pfpt1enreuter, Hecla; Amelia Jorgen-
son, Clara Olson, Anna Lindstrom,
Aberdeen.
D. Grade-Anna Koepplin, Bath;
Susan Lovelace, Westport; Esther
Pearson. Hecla; Goldie Morrison,
Westpofts Frank Kemnitz, Columbia;
Karen Hnastad, Bath; Myrtle Alley,
Ada Stacy. Emma Jacobson, Aber-
deem; Jay Reeves, Groton.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12

Mary E. Halloran to Jaanes'H.
Kempthorne, swa z5A26ae4 s ] N
Elizabeth Elliott to Angeltne
Allerton, lot S, baeck2}sst
Add. to AberdeeR..-...,... 375 N
George G. Hirlenaaa stoissnes
T.. ArmsaronR, sea Holsee6l 5000 o.
sao's' -''-'<rss~..s,>- CIV
Perkins, lots l no 6, Ablack
rs, Randall's Aatiition ,,to
cGroton. ....---..-....>.. l2o o.
hEerdinand Wagner ito AatGn
sO..Wagner, net ga, E24s4.. 5000 o.
ltAygust Bobke to Glle "a.
!. Swanson, nw4 l4-l22.sA. =. $3.50 o.
ALBERT Young to Gitssd "a.
ILynm, lot 3 of Toys SHbfMv
,0filots l3, IA, Is, l6 amt ,l8
,of'block "A, H. & L. add.
ito. Aberdeen ........--.....: 2,750 0,
lG. C. Brooberg to Charles P.
Hewitt, WI Prior's O,lttlots4
&fOtOn. ..........-...... so 0(
Henry NJ. Dayton to r. "A.
HILL, mel 25-l2l-60. .....-..-y2.S0) O
Lucetta Tyler to HI. H.
Wright, nw4 31-126-61. go. / O
john o. Lindboe to John e.
MaIhl, lei sw9 27-125-62. ...-iq ,25O O
H. Tracy Randall ct al to F.
H. Kmehnert, lot Is block7
Grotsn .................. 100 O
Carl R. Brand to z. Splitter,
lots q, 22 and %, block IS,
H. & L. Add. to Aberdeen ] o
Warren B. Lewis to James II
Halbert, lots and S block
81. Thomas Add. Aberdeen 800 y
Mrs. Ann Meadows to J, A.
Day, lot s, block Al, I'd Add
to Aberdeen. SSo y
Thomas j. Price to William
Rossow, sw4 25-l2l-62...... NU
Albert Melcher to N. S.
Basom, lots 8 to II, blk %,
Randall's N. Add, Groton. pN
N. S. Basom to MWraJ. Smith
lots 8 to IL. block %, Rand
all's N. Add. to Groton.... b0 u
Josiah Wilson to Myra J.
Smith, lot7, block 23, RS
Addition to GrotOa.. 2o u
As6lres E. Anderson to VIM.
", Snyder, ne4 l4-l7e1el.... 3'ooo y
A. s. Terrill to Andres =.
Anderson, mel 14-l2e.6l.... l'Wo y
f,eu vin - = al. !, nw4 ll-127-eo -. .2,4oo o.
Spencer ", Narregang 60
Andria Arneson, swt 5-l26'
g.. -
N. C. Clarke to Carrie Gorder
lot 8 block 10, Frederick. sco ~
Mrs. Angeline Lawrence to
r. L. Wood. lot II, block 2,
Columbia. ..........' ,s.''. NV ~
EoR sALE-A shorthofn |. na. : bn1l, n1d
Registered, Color roam, 4 years ola
At a bargain. Inquire OF
II "
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12
Cuts, Bruises and Burns Quickly
Healed.

Chamberlain's Pain Balm is an an
tisepttc liniment, aud when applied
to cuts, bruises and burns. causes
them to heal without maturatton and
much more quickly than by the usua
treatment. For sale by all druggists.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Hist of Real Estate Transfers for
week ending June 9th. "A. ID. 1903,
as compiled by the C0e & Howard
Abstract Company of Mberdeen.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12
THE OLDEN TIME
Twenty-one Years Ago This Week in
Aberdeen and Brown County.

tFrom the files softhe Republican.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12

-oR sALE-A shorthorn Bull,
/ Registered, Color roam, 4 years old
At a bargain. Inquire OF
: GEO. B. DAILY,
Aberdeen, s. D.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-13
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

Washington. March l. (SpecaD--Mrs William
Hoffman gave dinner<tn-night, when her guests
were General and Mrs. Miles. the Belgian Minister
and Baroness Moncheur, Mr.. and Mrs. John Crop
per- Mrs. Merrill. Miss Johnson, Colonel Bingham
and Clinton Stuart.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Pattersons dinner guests
this evening included the Austrian Ambassa dor
and Nine. HengelmtilIer, the French Ambassador
and Nine Jusserand and Mr.. and Mrs Won Cal!en-
berg.
Lenten clubs not numerous this year as
usual. but make up in interest what is lacking IN
numbers. Chief among these diversions are five
theatre clubs each of which is Chaperoned hy some
hostess IN official diplomatic circles baroness
Moncheur wife of the Belgian Minister. chaperons
one Of these clubs. which visits theatre every
Monday night. The men buy the tickets and the
young women take turns in entertaining the party
supper after the play.
Miss DenbiGh. of NcTy-York, is the guest of Miss
McLanahan.
Bradley Martin, jr.. will come to Washington
shortly to visit his relatives. General and Mrs
Rochester. OF Eighteenth-st.
Captain Fenton will start Monday for san
Francisco to sail on April l for Manila, where his
regiment. the 18th Cavalry has been ordered.
Mr. and Mrs. Julien T. Davies. Of NewYork. who
are at Palm Beach. will visit relatives here
their way home in April.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-13
AT The WHILE HOUSE.

Washington, March Il (SpeciaD.-The PresiaNht
entertained Senators Adrfch. Spoonerr BeVerlHe'
Fulton Hepburn Ball. Alice. German. OVerran'
NcCrearv and stone Secretary Hitchcock ana
Commissioner Richards at dinner tonight
Mrs. Roosevelt occupied a box at the N''ioi'A'
Theatre this afternoon. when a charitable enter
fainn1ent was given under the auspices OF the
Armv and Navy I.esgu Captain and Mrs. Co"ieS
with her.
: President Rnosevelts contempla tod western tTlp
il producing many Invitations from sections OF the
country through which he expects to pass me
Western tour is to begin early In April II present
plans are carried out. The people of Kansas pre-
scented their request for visits to-day through Sen
ator Long and j. l.. Bristow. the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General The President IS to attend the
centennial celebration Of the Louisiana PurcnaSe ~
ST. Louis on ApriI go and after he leaves that city on
his way West the Kansas invitation becomes 0pef-
alive He is desired to make many stops ana
speeches as possible in the state. Senator Hop-
kins of Illinois made a duplicate request II Is
officially said that the President does not contem-
plate regular hunting trip at the beginning OF MS
Journey. Rest and recreation are what he IL SOCK
ing more than anything else. and hunting VIII not
be attempted. unless the temptation Ia ProViden
day by day and the President feels Ike indnlGtug
in the sport The President hopes to get a rest
by visit to Yellowstone Park. where horsenack
riding and other outdoor exercises would do much
to bring back the loss of strength and Vitality oc-
casoned by hard work throughout the winter u
is thought likely that he VIII be in Yellowstone
Park two weeks or more
New-York tribune., 1903-03-13
TIE ACRE RHSINESE.

One phase of the Acre business at present IS
satisfactory. and another is somewhat disqule1-
ing It Ia we'll that all danger OF the umte"
STATES being involved in the dispute is obviateo
Thot has been done by the buying out or the
AneIo-A merican syndicate i'm Acre by Brazil at
a nrice presumably equitable, Or at any rate ac-
centa hIe to the syndicate. 1t does not matter
whether it Is regarded as Rrazirs purchase
price or as her indemnity to the syndicate for
it's plactical expulsion. Brazil pays the money
the syndicate takes 1t and is satisfied, and DAN
oar of interna tionaI complications passes That
is satisfactory.
But it is decidedly dsquieting and disagree
able to hear that Brazil means either to make
Bolivia refund to her that purchase price or IN
demnitv. or else to seize FOR her own the 10
liyian territory Of Acre. We call It BOLIVIAN
territory because Brazil herself admits that 1t Is
Bolivian; that there is no boundary dispute
whatever between herself and Bolivia excepting
over an insignificant strip Of some hundreds OF
acres 1t is earnestly TO be hoped that Brazil Is
not going to punish Bolivia for trying to 90
something with her own land, ana 1s not go
ing to make the canceling OF this concession III
opportunity for spoliatien.
Moreover, the wisdom Of cancelling the con-
cession may well be questioned. 1t woula DC
for the benefit of Brazil as we'll as of Bolivia 10
have the great resources Of the upper Amazon
region developed. The South American States
are themselves unable to do it. The best tnlng
they can do is to let foreign capital come In and
do II for them, under conditions like those Which
this syndicate made in Acre, securely guarah-
teeing the South American States against an!
alienation of territory any attempt TO set up
alien political control.