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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-01-10

To the owners of these refneries
Mr.. Rockefeller went one by one
and explained the South Improve
ment Company. You see,' he told
them, this scheme is bound to
work. It means an absolute con-
troll by US of the oil business. There
is no chance for any one outside.
But we are going to give everybody
a chance to come in. You are to
turn over your refinery to my APP
praisers, and I will give you Stand
ard Oil Company stock, or casb, as,
you prefer, for the value WE put
upon it, Certain refners objected.
They did not want to sell. They
did want to keep and manage their
business. Mr.. Rockefeller was re-
gretful, but firm,
Most of the refners sold out to
Mr.. Rockefeller at Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's own price, which in some in
stances was less than half the real
value. Those who did not sell out
to Mr.. Rockefeller at Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's price lived to be sorry. What
Mr.. Rockefeller did in Cleveland
Mr.. Rocket Hers partners did else
where.
To this day the railroads are TIE
back bone Of the Standard Oil Com
pany. When the company wants
to stock up anywhere the rate on
oil is lowered enormously. The
lowered rate is opened to anybody
on paper. But if you, an outsid-
er, happen to want oil care, there
are no oil cars for you. When the
Standard has filled its tanks, up
goes the rate again to the old pro-
hibitive point-and then you can
get cars if you want them, but there
will be no money in it for you.
No wonder Mr.. Rockefeller and
his associates have mountainous
fortunes and that those fortunes
continue to grow like rolled snow
balls. These men possess the ex-
torting power Of monopoly-the
power to take from millions of 9TH
ers what does not belong to the tax
ers.
The Standard Oil Company, born
of a criminal conspiracy, and
throughout its career never hesitat-
ing at any illegality, not even at
acts OF violence against competitors,
is towering gold-plated monument
to the failure of American law to
protect the property rights of the
citizen.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-01-10

Benton, ILL.,, Jan miss Mollie
Atchison, the largest woman in II.
linois, died today. She was twen-
ty-six years of age and weighed 52(
pounds.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-01-10
IN SIXTEEN DAYS
ROUKEFELLER MADE A PROFIT OF
THIRTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS
Happened Last Month-Advanced
The Price of Standard Coal
Oil Three and a Half Gents
Cleared Seven Million
In Single Day.

New York, Dec. 31.-John D.
Rockefeller advanced the price of
crude oil 3 cents a barrel yesterday
and as a-reward his Standard Oil
stock was made to leap $17 a share
on the curb market.k It sold at
s72O.
AS Mr.. Rockefeller owns 100000
shares of the 100000 shares IN
existence, the rise meant a gain of
Sc, 500, 900 for him for the day. De.
cembel was a lucky month for Mr..
Rockefeller. Though the coal fam
inc he was enabled to put the
c.ews on the consumers more
tightly than ever before, raising the
price both of crude and refined oils.
As a result Che price of Standard
Oil etock has leaped since Deem
bcr 18th from $640 to $720. Besides
it has paid dividend Of $1o,ooo,-
600. Therefore Standard Oil stock.
holders are $50, 900, 900 richer today
than they were two weeks ago. AS
Mr.. Rockefeller owns two-ffths of
the stock. his personal share of the
profits amounts to $36,ooo,o 900 in
sixteen days-a t1ife over $2,ooo,-
900 day.
It was reliably reported in Wall
street yesterday that there would
be further advances in the prices of
oil in the near future, some dealers
.ex pecting crude oil to 60 to So a
barrel. It is now $1.55. Refined
will advance with it: This compa-
ny is making strenuous efforts to
corner the Texas oil production.
Refined petroleum was advanced
10 per cent. yesterday.
San Francisco, Dec. 31.- San
Francisco Examiner: While the
Standard Oil Company is taking
advantage of the coal famine to
raise the price of kerosene and alb
stract more scores of millions from
the pockets of the helpless American
people-helpless because they won't
use their brains and think when
they 60 to the ballot box-it is
timely to tell the story again of
how the Standard Oil Company
originated and became the greatest
money gathering machine that was
ever invented.
1t is a story which has been oft.
en- told, but never more simply and
dispassionately than by Ida M.
Tarbell, the historian, in McClure's
Magazine.
In 1851 John D. Rockefeller and
his associates entered into con.
spiracy with the railroads serving
the oil regions. Under the terms
of this conspiracy monopoly was
to be created by freezing out of bus
mess all oil refners who were not
members of the band.
The railroads had been fighting
one another; by combining and asso-
ciating themselves with Rockefeller
& Co. they would cease cutting
rates and earn more money. Their
charters forbade them to discrim-
mate in freight rates, but they paid
no more attention to that provision
than the coal carrying roads Of
Pennsylvania now pay to the law
which prohibits them from engag.
ing in mining.
The contracts with the South I'm
provement Company (really the
Standard Oily which the railroad
managers secretly signed fixed rates
of freight from all the leading ship
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11
He Found an Ellsworth Man.

NEW YORK, March 9. 1903
To the Editor Of The american:
ran across a native of Els worth ratb, r
Unexpectedly the other day. twas pay ling
one OF my frequent visits to Donald
SWEET, foreman OF the New York Press,
when the conversation dritted to Maine.
al was born in Msine," remarked MIR.
SWEET.
"What psrl?" was the neutral question.
"Hsncock county," ass the reply, lin
Ellsworth"
Further urging ELECTED the informal ion
that SIR. SWEET was member of q family
once large in El.worth, descendant on
his mothers side from the Lords, in fact,
be is a namesake OF one OF the early Tes-
idents OF Il lsworth, Donsid Lord.
MIR. SWEET left Ellsworth W hen only four
years Of age, accompany his father
around the horn to California in 81 in the
good vessel Telegraph. The "rele-
graph" sailed away from San Francisco on
the return trip and was never heard OF
again.
Mr.. SWEET rema med In G ,lifurnis until
a young man, learning the printing trade
and finally drifting back East to his pres
eDt responsible position.
He has never revisited the place OF his
birth, but threatens TO do 30 the coming
summer. W. II. T.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11
Correspondence.
The Robin.
WASHINGTON, d. G.. Feb. %, 1908


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. %, 1908.
To the Editor;
,as nIessed to see THE AMERICAN did
endorse the attack upon the robin. e.,
~ wooster in his letterpublished in the
80 NJ the 10th inst, attacked MIR. Con-
80 article In such, brisk msnner that
sooe people without particle OF senti-
.sort may think that Condor Is com.
s,o,elv knocked out. He dweis on the
sro,ism OF Mr.. Condor, of Utah, and
,riss 10 make him appear ridiculous, and
.hen goes on to say that knowledge is
..ouer. and from his letter 1t would APP
poor that the only knowledge on the sub
;sct worth mentioning is that possessed
IS r w. Wooster. IL that Is not egotism,
tail to recognize II.
Mr.. Condor, living 80 far from homo,
wss perfectly right in stating that he was
a Maine man, and referring to his bust
nsss and standing in the community
where he resides; otherwise his letter
would not have been half appreciated.
Hive the robins and am not afraid to
ao,end them. When i take my vacation
an summer, ! take great pleasure In
catching a fl ,ck Of robins that feast on
wild cherries near my cottage. They
come every year, and no one thus far has
had the courage to disturb them.
To repeal the law protecting our song
birds would have no effect In diminishing
the number OF robins that come to our
state every year. There would have to be
a law of determination go with It; and IL
that was enacted, then Mr.. Wooster would
have chance to do some mean work, but
law or no law, II he or any other man
began their war on the robin on my place,
I should give my hired man (who is a
big, strong fellow Instructions to run
him of the farm and as much farther as
he would think necessary to teach him
little common sense to go with his great
knowledge.
Isuppose we will read next that some
great man has discovered that the beauti-
full sea -gulls, which frequent our coast,
have committed some terrible crime by
stealing the fishermau's lobster-traps or
nets, and they will be subjected to law
OF determination.
N. V. TfBBETrs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11

cidental expenses, s1,100; roads and
bridges, si,400; State road, 500; repairs
special road, 900; sidewalks, $3.50; Me-
mortal service, SIS; free high school, $500
oRLAND.
Moderator, John Ames; selectmen and
assessors, A Mason, e . Sugden, c r
Ripley; clerk, o Sugden; treasurer, J
M Bray; school committee, John Ames
superintendent OF schools, l. B Fsrnham !;
town agent, John Ames; consta bles, Ed
win Gray, r Saunders, Chas e Gray,
George Mooney, e s Barnard, w S
Hutchings.
Appropriations Highways, $1,000;
schools, Sl,100; poor, 81 1916; school books,
900; interest on town debt, $500; bridges
and sidewalks, $50; repairs on school
buildings, $50; Memorial Day, s35; pay
ment OF town debt, 81 1000; current and
contingent, $500.
DEDHAM.
Moderator, J II w harff; selectmen and
assessors, H P Burriil, A Condor, l. r
Black; clerk, H Burrill; treasurer, d
8 Burrill; collector, d 8 Burrill; school
committee, Q e johnson, G W Brew
| ster, ID s Burrill; superintendent of
schools, Flora H Crockett; road COM
missioner, John F Cowing; consta bles, G
P Good win, w 8 Crockett, F 8 Nye.
Appropriations-Schoo $3.50; poor and
town charges, 5000; repairs OF roads and
bridges, $3.50; removing snow, $500;
repairs Of schoolhouses and appliances.
300; free text books, $40; Memorial Day,
SIS; repairs of town house, s100.
HANCOCK.
Moderator, H c Miliken; selectmen and
assessors, w W Jellison, jeremiah STRAIT
ton, H A Butler; clerk, II G Crabtree;
treasurer, A B Crabtree; collector, 8 c
Thorsen; school ommittee, A Crabtree,
for three years; superintendent of schools,
o w Foss; road commissioners, Jesse A
Brown, John R Stratton; auditor, John
Wilkin; constables. c B Young,
Thorsen, George w Young.
Appropriations-Scho 5000; roads,
q 400; support of poor, 5000; State road,
300; incidentals, 5000; bridge, 800; new
rosd, 300; ext-books, $50; repair OF
school property, 500; Memorial Day,
SIS
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11

The prairie dog that had started out
to see the world was taking in the
sights in a neighbcring village inhab-
tied by his own species.
Well" he said as he backed hastily
out of subterranean dwelling that n
rattlesnake had pre-empted, II see they
have the same tunnel problem to solve
here that they have in other cities. -
Chicago Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11

Industry is the foundation of every
thing worthy; yet there are great man y
idle people. An idle man or woman is q
bad advertisement for any community.
Investigation will reveal that it is the
idle people who engage in bad SCI apes.
Friendly rivalry is only civilized ieal-
ousy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11
The Advantage of Waiting.

Her FatherrBut, my boy, surely you
are too young to marry Aurelia. How
old are you?
Her Suitor-One and twenty, sir.
Her Father-And she is twenty
seven-too great a disparity. Why not
wait half dozen years? Then you'll
be twenty and she'll probably
be just about the same age as you.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11
A Platform Speaker.

'"That man." remarked Smithers,
"makes a hundred speeches from the
platform every day"
"Some great political leader" asked
Smithers.
NO" replied Smithers, street car
conductor. He says, Move up forward,
pleasen every time any one gets on his
car."-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11
A Sage Conclusion,

Uncle Reuben says: "Arter arguin'
fur forty vars dat de whale couldn't
possibly have swallered joiner and
maxim three or four enemies a var
ober 1t l has come to de conclusion
dat my belief, one way or de odder,
wouldn't affect de past 2 cents with
have simply wasted heap O. breath
fur nuthip'I--Detroit Free Press.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11

Next to the United States, which issues
over 27o00 patents a year, the British
patent office, with about 1000 per year,
shows the largest list The Germsn
patent office stands third, recording bout
U Inventions esch wear.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11
MY BABYWASS SICK
Read What Laxako1a Has Done for
Little Sick Baby

My baby is months old and is teething.
things but nothing seemed to relieve him.
| had doctor, who said 1t was infam:
nation of the bowels, and that l would
never pull him through-perhaps, If he was
under his care. When I saw he was get
ting worse / stopped giving him his medi-
cine, he could keep nothing on his
stomach. He was troubled with collie very
much, and used to scream when he had a
touch of it. l did not know what 1t was
to close my eyes, day or night. gave him
few drops of LANAKOLA and 1t relieved
worked like a charm, and he now rests
pretty fair all night. He is a great deal
better looking baby since / gave him
LAXAKOLA, and l think II all mothers
krew how good it was they would give
nothing else to their sick babies. l hope
eN cry mother will give LAXAKOLA fair
trial, and am sure they will not be disap-
pointed.
MRS. MARY DALEY,
597 First St, South Boston, Mass.
tive laxative for children because it Is safe
and made entirely of harmless ingredients.
BEST because it is non-irritating and
never gripes, or causes pain or irritation.
BEST because it is sure and never fails.
BEST because "Children like it and ask for
it," For constipation, coated tongue,
simple colds and fevers 1t is invaluable.
At druggists-25 and so cents. or send for
free sample bottle to THE LAXAKOLA
Co, As Vesey St, New York.
Dore:.,oJo THE TONIC DIG ESTANTs, 25c..
4 CDSlAUAd cura In5ioactioD ND nvcpareia'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11
What's In a Name d?

Everything il In the name when 1t
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. DeWitt's
Saive has no equal. This has given rise 10
numerous worthless counterfeits. Ask
Tor DeWitt's-the genuine. wIooIN "
GORE
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11

stops the Cough and Works of the Cold
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold
IN one day. No Cure. no Pay Price rs cents.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11
ELLSWORTH MARKETS,


hAiHE LAW RgsARDIso WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
A bushel of Liverpool salt shall weigh go
pounds, and hushel of Turks Island salt snail
weigh 10 pounds.
The standard weight Of a bushei of potatoes,
In good order and ft for shipping, ia 90 pounds /;
of apples. a pounds.
The standard weight of a bushel of beans In
good order and fit for shipping, is 81 pounds.
OF wheat beets, ruta-bass turnips and peas, so
pounds: of corn, Sc pounds; of onions. 50
pounds; of carrots, English turnips, rye and
Indian meal, so pounds; of parsnips, As pounds;
of barley ana buckwheat 4S pounds; of oats.
81 pounds, or even measure as by agreement.
The prices quoted below are the retail prices
at Ellsworth. Farmers can easily reckon from
these what they are likely to receive In trade
or cash for their products.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11

One incompetent man in public office
BREEDS more disaster than a thousand in
private institutions.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11

Moderator, E e Bragdon; clerk, g F
Hooper; selectmeD, assessors and over
seers of the poor, Ira Robertson, G FL
Hanna, w Blaisdelli treasurer, Harvard
IL Havey; collector, Wilbur e Havey;
road surveyors, Bradbury Smith and Will
liam Hsnna; school committee, c II
PrebIe; supervisor OF schools, e II Smith.
roprlstions-support of poor, $500;
common schools, Sl,l50; free textbooks,
$500; repairs OF school building, $500; in
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11
Country Produce.

Country Produce.
Butter.
Dairy and creamery butter are both In good
supply. We quote:
Creamery per b.......... % $50
Dairy -........ AZ ~
Cheese.
Best factory new per n................ 16als
Best dairy (newl.. .............''...- .....lb
Dutch Nmported)..... ...........- .......9o
Neufchatei ................. s....... ....... 10
Eggs.
Eggs are lower; supply and demand both
good.
Fresh laid, per doz
Poultry.
Poultry is In good supply. Fowl are scarce.
Chickens. ....................'...
Fowl ..... ........s.s......s......s 10
Hay.
Best loose, per ton. ......l2 GA
Baieu ........... minimum. .........to
Straw.
No loose straw on the market.
Baled.. ......................... 10
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-11

pace:.,o1, THE TONIC DIGESTANTs, 25c.
CpoAhVAa cure Indigestion and Dyspepsia,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-26
Glow Worms for Light.

Here is a curious discovery in regard
to glow worms which has been made by
a Frenchman. He caught several Of
them and fed them for few days. after
which he let them loose in his garden
When night came he invited some Of
his friends. and vastly surprised they
were when they saw his garden ilu-
minated in various colors. They could
not account for it until he caught a few
glow worms and showed them that
from one came a red light, from another
a blue light, from a third yellow Iigh..
and so on.
How he produced such a wonderful
result no one knows. for, while he ad-
mits that the various lights are the dI-
rect result of the food which he sup
piled to the worms. he viii not tell
what he gave them to eat
He considers his discovery Of great
Importance, and claims that it can be
used to advantage in optical teIegraphy
and for fishing at night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-26
YOUNGEST EDITOR IN THE COUNTRY

swings from the front door of the school
house.
Here IT was that Editor in Chief
Bergman was interviewed recently.
IT'S mighty hard work. you know, he
remarked. We have TO have men right
on the spot when anything big occurs,
and sometimes it's a little hard to get
the fellows 10 stick at it. especially
when there's swimming or a picnic. Our
best man Is out sick now-got the
mumps-and ! had TO go interview Ben
SCholl myself this morning. He gave
party and we had to secure q list of the
guests. / wasn't there myself there
were too many editorials TO be got Gu
The News goes to press tomorrow
"A friend Of mine. who Is newspaper
man. gave me printing press year
100 last Christmas. and we started the
News
Our first copy was q success. There
were only th3Tty-six sheets run off that
issue, now We turn out over three hun
drez. and could dispose IF nearly as
many more if we had time 10 print them.
We only work after school hours ana
three hundred copies are about as many
as We can manage. As soon as We can
see our way clear we are going TO get
another press and enlarge the staff We
have a bank account Of $50, and cur
weekly earnings amount to s. or 81 over
OuT expenses.
Our ads bring rs in a good sum. Five
cents line is our rate, and sometimes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-26

There is not a boy who would not like
to know how TO make a penny go through
the top Of a wooden table AID drop into
a basin or a cup held underneath 4
trick. Of course. like the thousand and
one tricks that you see the magicians
perform.
Before you 90 10 party sew a penny
neatly in one corner OF a handkerchief.
then fold the handkerchief and put it in
your pocket
When you are ready to perform the
trick, have a sma.i table placed in the
middle of the room and on it a medium
sized book and a. tin basin or cup
Now say to the company that you are
going to borrow penny from some one
and after wrapping it in your handker-
chief you viii cause it to pass down
through The top of the table and drop
into The basin.
Having obtained the penny. you ask
the lender of it TO put some little
mark on it by means of which he may
know it again: then you pretend TO wrap
it in the handkerchief that you take
from your pocket. but you really conceal
il in your right hand, wrapping the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-26
* * A CHUTE THE CHUTES. y 3

John and Austin were getting pretty
tired Of farm life. that is. milking the
cows and bedding horses. or digging po-
.tatoes and cutting corn They wanted
more fun.
One day they were sitting In the barn
trying TO think how they might liveu
things up q little: they hit upon the plan
Of building a chute the chutes. and ask
ing other boys 70 use IL for cent a ride
OF course we cant have the water for
the car 10 run in. but that need not make
any difference" said John. when we
were at CCuey Island last year ! exam
ined the thing pretty closely, and ] think
I know how 10 make one. anyhow, wei
try, but don't say a word about il TO the
boys They'll steal our ideas and get
ahead OF us
The next day the boys started in TO
work. They chose the open field back Of
The barn. because they could get full
sweep. There was plenty Of boards about
That were good and strong. and which
their father said they might use First
they built a platform about fifteen feet
high. A. the back they put the long hay
loft ladder. Then they began putting
posts IN the ground about ten feet apart
These were In pairs about three feet
apart. each pair growing less TO make the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-26

The .Gratz Park News" the smallest
paper in the world. is published in Lex
ington. Ky, the editor in chief being
BrownseU Bergman, nine years of age
The. ages of the associate edito rs-Irviug
Mcclure. L4ucieu Fishback and Eddie
Morgan-range from nine to eleven
years
There Is no age restriction for the
would-be reporter on the paper, q good
nose for news being the only qualidca-
ton necessary and many Of the items
are gathered by youngsters scarcely out
Of dresses
The "Gratz Park News is weekly
publication aqd has about three hun
dred subscribers. While most Of these
reside in Lexington. there are on the
list subscriptions from .he New Eng
lang States. The exchauge desk Is each
week piled with other Juvenile papers.
and letters find their way 10 the editor
sn chief OF the News telling how
much the paper is enjoyed and Offering
suggestions for improvements. These are
carefully considered and acted upon if
decided good.
Under the heading OF Society" are
found such paragraphs as John Var
ringt0n stayed UP till ] o'clock Monday
enjoying his sisters party The town
talk columns contain such articles as;