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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21

Liverpool, and the distance is so great
and the facilities for transportation
so limited that settlers prefer the
Northwestern States in which to grow
grain and build a home. Now with
the American markets free to the
farmers of Manitoba these wild lands
would soon be settled up, and their
productive capacity enormously in
creased. The result would be the
same 20 the wheat growers of the Mid
die West and Western States as was
their settlement to the wheat grow
ers of the Eastern States. They
would surely be driven out Of the bust
ness or else compelled to sell below
present prices. New cheap lands will
always affect grain growing in older
countries in the same manner. Mani
toba would, with free American mar
kets, drive the farmers Of Minnesota,
the Dakotas and other spring wheat
states, out of the business Of wheat
growing, or compel them to produce it
at a price which would leave them
little profit.
Even as THE matter stands now the
cheap lands Of the Canadian North
west are attracting American farm
ers, who sell out on this side Of the
line and cross over to secure cheaper
land and lighter taxation, with the
hope that when reciprocity comes
they will have the same markets to
sell in as IL they had remained in
the United States. Take the follow
ing extracts from the Toronto Mall
and Empire as to emigration to the
Canadian Northwest and TIE question
Of reciprocity takes on an entirely
different phase:
Three years ago the immigrants Of
all nationalities coming to the coun-
try aggregated less than $4,000. Now
that the Northwest has been revealed
as the cheapest land in the world the
farmers Of Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska and Kansas are selling their
holdings and treking north across the
boundary to buy in the Saskatchewan
Valley land at old song prices superior
to that they have left in the United
States. They come north with capt.
tai and experience. With the Brit
ish they form the backbone Of the
West"
Remove the barrier between the two
countries by opening our markets to
Canadian farmers, and we shall see
American farmers by hundreds Of
thousands selling out and moving into
Canada. without those markets, and
the supply Of grain becoming larger
each year and prices getting lower so
as to AFFORD shippers a chance to do
business at profit the inducements
for American farmers to become Can
adlan settlers viii soon disappear.
Reciprocity simply means the building
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21
What We Owe to Protection.

This country can never sufficiently
honor the memory of the men who
from the first insisted that bonus
must be raised to make us a manu-
featuring as well as a farming people.
We have received the bonus back
many times in the cheapened cost Of
everything we buy because Of Ameri-
can competition, while, instead of
occupying the position Of feeder and
tender for Europe that Golden had as.
signed to us, we have become the
great commercial center of the world
ourselves, and are able to look on
with complacent dissatisfaction
while Cobden's successors confess to
our sagacity, concede our primacy and
commit themselves to cur policy
Des Moines Register and Leader.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21

Recovering himself. he jumped from
his van and alighted on his feet, but
was struck by fragment Of some
thing and knocked down. He rose to
his feet again, though suffering from
wounds In the head, hand an knee,
and saw sight the like Of which he
had never seen before. With his keys
in his hand, he ran up and down the
line, hardly knowing what he was
doing. AS soon as he began to get
his senses back, which had been pref.
ty well knocked out of him, he un-
locked all the doors of the carriages
that he came to, though they were
already unlocked on one side. After
he had done all he could, he went and
sat down by the side of the line. for
he began to turn faint and dizzy.
While he sat there he saw a tall.
rather thin, elderly gentleman max
ing his way slowly towards him, who
llmped little as he walked. As this
latter came nearer he recognized him
as being the same individual who had
given him the tip, and told him to
keep anyone else from getting into
the carriage.
Witness noticed that his face was
CHASTITY. and that he breathed like a
man who had been running a race,
but naturally put it down to the ter
rible shock and the fright caused by
the accident. AS he came up to him,
he (the guard spoke to him and
said, Glad to see you're safe, sir
hope the other gent is the same?"
But he only stared at him in a queer.
dazed sort Of way, without making
any answer, and passed on down the
line.
At last, after some debate, the YER
dict agreed upon was:
"Wilful murder against some person
or persons unknown"
Ted Burritt and his friend the doc
tor left the place together.
What will be your next step In
the matter?" asked the latter.
First, to take my fathers body
home-then to look for his muir.
derer!"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21

thing about either of them that helped
to fix his attention upon them, he an
swered that "the taller and thinner of
the two-though they were both of
them tall and well.growed-seemed
uncommon pertickler about picking
out carriage to his mind. He no
ticed him looking into severaI !sfCre
he fixed upon that identical cU.eFart-
ment; and when he had, he beckons
to him (the guard and says, Look
here!' he says, me and my friend, we
don't want nobody else getting in
here. We want this here carriage to
ourselves till we get to London. Take
this he says, and don't you let no
body else in whatever So | says All
right, sir, and locks the door, and
thinks to myself, Anybody would
think as it was couple Of honey
mooners instead Of two elderly
gents"
Gould he identify the body of the
gentleman who had been shot as the
companion Of the other?"
He both could and would; except
that there had been a sort of smile
on his face then and he looked very
different now. In fact, he had struck
him (the guard)-in spite Of the tip
which the other party gave him-as
being by far the agreeabler and most
pleasant-spoken gentleman of the two;
and he had been most uncommon sor-
ry that he had, on recognizing the
body, because, you see, he had quite
made up his mind that he had es-
capped as well as the other one.
Being asked to explain himself, said
he didn't see much what there was
to explain. What he meant was that
he thought that IL one gent got off
scot free, the other might have done
the same.
What did he mean by the other
having got off scot free, and what
was his authority for speaking as he
did,"
Why, 1t was simple enough. Being
in the rear of the train, he was con-
sclous Of nothing until he found him
self thrown violently on the floor.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21

arms, but had always been remark
able for an unusual amount of nerv-
BUSINESS, almost amounting to horror,
with regard to anything Of the kind, In
consequence Of an accident, with
tragical termination, which he had
once witnessed. DR.. jeremiah Cart
wright, recalled at this juncture, here
stated his firm conviction that the
wound had not been self-inflicted,
which he proceeded to prove, to his
own satisfaction and the entire be"
wilderment of everybody else present,
by the aid of great many polysylla-
bic expressions and torrent of pro-
fessional phraseology, which swept
everyone off their feet, but which, on
being filtered down for the benefit OF
the unlearned, merely amounted to
the following facts, viz, that the edges
Of the wound, by which the bullet had
made it's entrance, were torn and
lacerated, as we'll as blackened and
burnt by the action of the gunpow-
der, that the skin in the vicinity Of
the wound was bllstered, the bleeding
slight, and chiefly from the ocifice of
exit, and the two openings In the
scalp nearly opposite each other.
DR.. Cartwright having brought his
evidence to conclusion, now gave
place to another witness, and one in
whose power 1t might be to help to
unravel the mystery. This last was
the guard of the 4:30 train-an in
telligent looking man, who, with a
bandage round his head and one arm
in a sling, bore tokens of the injuries
he had received in jumping from the
train while it was in motion.
On being questioned as to what he
knew of the matter, he replied, with
out any hesitation, that he remem-
bered the fourth carriage from the
engine well, and the passengers that
It contained in that particular COM
partment.
''Was he sure that there was more
than one passenger in that compart-
ment of the carriage referred to?"
Sure and certain he was. There
were two Of them. He could swear
TO 1t. Didn't one Of them. the taller
of the two, tip him handsome to lock
them in so that they might have the
carriage to themselves for the jour
ney?"
"And did you lock them in, and are
quite sure that they we're both to-
gether in the carriage when the train
started?"
Certain sure he was. He see them
both together in the compartment as
the train passed him, Just before he
swung himself into his van"
Being asked whether there was any
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21
Raising the Pics.

Damp bedding is bad for pigs. It
should be dry and made from we'll
cured straw or hay. The little pigs
should have lots Of sunshine II they
are to be expected to grow well and be
healthy. 1t requires some planning to
construct light brood house for a
dozen or more sows, especially If they
are to farrow in winter, but 1t must
be done If we are to have success in
raising the pigs. Sunshine may be
regarded as one Of the essentials. A
cold draft on pigs is very destructive
and is one Of the great causes of NOR.
tality among winter pigs. In the win
ter exercise must be given. One man
says he does this by turning out the
brood SOW and chasing the little pigs
about In the Pen.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21
HIS RIGHTS IN THE CASE.
How an Aegrleved Man Might Abolish
Cat Concerts.

How an Aggrleved Man Might Abolish
Cat Concerts.
A retired citizen in the southeas
section has been greatly annoyed b!
the bowling on his own fence ant
shed in the back yard OF a big blacl
cat in the neighborhood. Not beinl
able to sleep. he called upon his at
torneys the other day to discuss will
him what could be done in the way
of getting rid of the cats.
There the cat sits every night OF
my fence" the sufferer explained
"and he yowls and yowls and yowls
Now, | don't want to get into any
trouble with my neighbors, for | an
a lover of peace, but would like tt
know If am not justified in putting
a stop to III"
Certainly" replied the lawyer.
Il am well within my rights II
shoot the cat, then?"
'Um, well, | would hardly like t
say that" answered the lawyer. 9Th,
cat does not belong to you, as l un
derstand the case2"
mo"
"And the fence doesY
ayes"
well, then, l think | may safel!
say that you have perfect right I,
pull down the Observation-Disclosures
Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21

to recall the history of the times
when protection starved the poor and
the country was brought to the brink
of revolution"
The fact that a man was wrong in
1885 does not necessitate that he
should be wrong in 1904. The world
has moved nightly in those nineteen
years. Events have abundantly proved
that the Chamberlain of 1885 was mis-
taken and that the Chamberlain of
to-day is right. Several millions of
thinking people have completely
changed their views regarding free
trade and protection in the past two
decades.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21
and enriching of a foreign land at the

and enriching of a foreign land at the
expense of our own.
AS to the Minneapolis mirlers, there
is Lo doubt of their business enter
prise and ability to care for their own
interests. With free market for
their products of 80,000,000 of people
assured them, they can afford to ex-
plot foreign markets for their sur
plus. By strong combination they
are in a position to control the mill
ing business in the United States
through cutting down the cost of pro-
duction and lessening the number of
employees necessary to conduct the
business. Then their screenings and
by.products-bran and middlings-
are sold to American feeders dairy
men and farmers at the utmost prices
at which these people will consent to
purchase. The profits on these by
products, which are generally sold be-
yond their value, enable these millers
to undersell foreigners in their own
markets If there is no tariff to pre-
vent them. 1t is the farmers who raise
wheat and buy back the by-products
al high prices that enable them to
do this. While the milling syndicate
is entitled to the admiration of our
correspondent for their business en-
terprise and shrewdness, he need not
waste any sympathy on them because
of their supposed difficulties under
present conditions. They are gener-
ally millionaires, and the money they
have made has come out Of the pro-
Queer and consumer.-Michigan
Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21
cHAprER XI.-contlnued.

"Know me? OF course he does!"
was the reply. Didn't l buy him Of
a drunken old Irish woman. and mend
his broken leg for him? And do you
think he's going to forget that, though
he is only duck?"
They remained pacing up and down
the garden paths until it was quite
dusk; the doctor persistently con-
versing on cheerful subjects, and re-
fusing to allow the conversation to
take a morbid turn.
At nine o'clock supper was served,
consisting of boiled fowl and sau-
sages.
you'll take leg and wing and
a bit of the breast?" said the hos
pitable little man, as he piled his
visitors plate. you've got trying
day before you tomorrow"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21
Wrong Then. RIGHT Now.

Sir William Vernon Harcourt fiat
tiers himself unduly in imagining he
has done great thing in digging up
an anti-protectionist speech delivered
by Joseph Chamberlain nearly nine
teen years ago. 1t appears that in
1885, in the coruse of speech deliv-
cred in Birmingham, Mr.. Chamberlain
said:
ut Is improbable the working
classes of this country will ever again
submit to the sufferings and misery
inflicted by the corn laws. If this is
the policy Of the Tories we have only
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21
Standard OIL Rranchss.

The International OIL Company o
Japan, which is branch Of the Stan
dard oil Company, has large refinerl
at Navetsu, besides owning important
wells on the western provinces. Six
weight native companies have beer
forced to combine. so that there arr
now two competing companies, neithe
Of whom has one-fourth the capita
of the international company.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21
CHAPTER XIII.
Comma Home.

Early in the evening Of the same
day DR.. jeremiah was bidding his new
friend goodbye" as he saw him OF
from the station.
The train pulled slowly out OF the
station, and the last view Ted had
Of the little man showed him stand
ing at the end of the platform and
waving his spectacles after him. He
gave him a parting salute out Of the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-01-21
A Fact.

A free trader cares nothing for
vageearners. Paste this in your hat.
Davenport (lal Republican.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-29
CITY COUNCIL

The council met in special ad-
journed session Tuesday evening.
Chief Emder brought up the matter
of securing 800 feet Of high grade
hose, the deal to include trading the
sixty-foot ladder received last year
and receiving a forty -fo OF ladder. The
purchasing committee was CIV en-
power to act.
Liquor license bonds were approved
al follows:
Jos. Rocheleau, E. Pilon and J.
Ct. Bourassa sureties.
E. g. Anderson, s. r. Brick and
B. Doucette sureties.
Lukas Schrieber, John Schrieber
and J. A. Viktor sureties.
John Chounard, with American
Surety Co.. s. G. Vasaly, agent. as
surety.
John Wetzel of the board of public
works explained the position Of the
board on the paving question. The
substance Is given elsewhere!
It was suggested that tie board
could ask for bids for early and late
dates as well as spring, thus getting
some knowledge as to the difference in
cost between one time and another.
The council passed the orders d.
reoting the council to go ahead with
the work, and the board will let the
contracts for whatever time is in
their judgment best.
A resolution was passed ordering In
three-foot sidewalk on Fourth
avenue southwest. between Eighth
and Eleventh streets. This is in a
low, marshy place.
To the board of public works was
referred the petition of A. Simonet
and others for q sewer in the alley
between First and Second streets
southeast, from Third to Sixth avenue
south, to join the sewer already in
use. More than two-thirds OF the
property owners. representing over
two-thirds Of the frontage, are in
favor of the sewer.
1t was decided TO help along the
county exhibit to the amount Of $50.
The council meets in regular session
next Monday evening.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-29
Northeast Darling.

July..28.-One of the school meetings
at Green Prairie failed to vote money
for school purposes. The lady director
figures on giving a picnic to raise
money for that purpose. Rather doubt
1ul whether that would work. We will
not give the number Of the district,
and hope they will straighten things
opt next time.
Everybody busy haying.
Miss Mary Kull will leave this
week for a visit at her old home I'm
Nebraska.
The sawmin has finished saving logs
for the present.
Mrs. Shogren has gone to Chicago.
Miss Alma Liljeblad is home for q
visit.
Silverdale and Pleasant Prairie were
among the places where there were
good socials recently.
We hear that Miss Mary Kull will
teach the fall term in district 49,.
This will be very gratifying to both
pupils and parents.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-29
West Darling

July 94.-Chas.~ Nelson Of Paxton,
ILL.,, ia here for short business
trip.
Herman Hanson and Aug. Nelson
cut clover and timothy for August
Blomquist this week.
Solomon Crow is helping the Rock
dale farmer in his stacking this
week.
Emil Taberman has bought = team.
The Spring Garden ladies began
picking blueberries Monday.
A man in Section worked Sunday.
Says he was afraid rain would spoil
his hay.
G. A. Swanson hauled hay to tn
Falls on Monday.
Misses Mary johnson and Mary
Swanson went 10 Duluth last week.
The Silver Park dressmaker is out
helping in the haying and doing good
work. Those needing help address 80
Mean street, South Darling.
Golden Park farmer has more hay
than anyone else in the settlement. =.
Spring Garden farmer is cutting
barley today.
The king of Darling helped Golden
Park stack.
The ditch through this section Is
finished and Yankee street is dry, but
there are few deep holes for the road
overseer to fix.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-29
FLENSBURG

July 28.-Miss 'Nettie Olson of Elm
dale is visiting at Albert Olson's.
Mrs. L. Gregerson was visiting
friends in Pike Creek Monday.
Nellie Rylander is home on a visit.
Louis Larson was in Little Falls
Monday.
Olga Olson is working for Mrs. L.
Gregerson.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Alberts were at Little
Falls Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Januzewski Of
Perham visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Wojechowski last week.
Miss Lizzie Kennedy Of Little Falls
visited here Monday.
Martin Wojechowski was in Mime
apolis on business Monday.
August Jasdzewski, John Kardash
and Joe Lapos visited at North
Prairie Sunday.
The dance Sunday evening was we'll
attended and everybody enjoyed him
self.
Vincent and Clara Wotzka visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Krottochin-
sky at Swan River Sunday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-29
= asst Darling.

July 27.-Everybody is busy haying,
rain or shine. Sorry to see so many
women working. -
The West Darling people are still
waiting for the .storekeeper to bring
around the groceries and the mail.
Hurry up, or they may petition some
other storekeeper. to make them happy.
Chas. A. johnson is helping John
A. Schelin make hay.
Mrs. King. of Peoria, ILL.,, Is here
on a visit to her parents at Fogleville
farm.
Frank Anderson is going to cut lott
of hay for Emil Nelson.
The postofhce Is doing good bust
ness. About twenty five leap year let
tiers every day.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-29
Pike CREEK

July 2s.-The Mashki boys have
bought q new Minneapolis threshing
outfit. We hope they will have good
luck in their new enterprise.
j. Droskowski is putting up q good
many tons of hay on his farm.
M. J. King of Little Falls passed
through here with his medicine
wagon.
Mrs. A. Weber and son were at the
Falls Wednesday.
L. Gluhka Is helping J. Droskowski
putting up hav.
J. Blechinger Is building a new
house for j. Miller.
Be not curious to know the affairs
of others, neither approach to those
that speak in private.
Sneak not injurious words, neither
In Jest or earnest. Scott at none, al.
though they give occasion.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-29
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PlERZ

July 90. Katie. Wise returned from
NS %heo p" Theilen aes and F. K. WIRING
left for St. Paul Wednesday from
where they will 80 on a steamboat to
st. LIZ uie to take In the Worlds fair.
They will be gone about two weeks.
Edward M. Kane of Belle Plains,
Mimi, has been engaged as principal
Of: the village school for the next
term.
James Bros. Of Buh have purchased
Gaar Scott threshing rig from JOS.
Fl. Grell, agent. The rig consists Of
80 80 separator and IS horse power
engine. Henry Luckin of Lastrup has
also purchased Gaar Scott threshing
Frank Faust went to Long Prairie
Tuesday with the intention Of pur-
chasing hotel.
The Pierz union band and quite
number Of people from the village
went to Mile Laos Thursday where
they took in the boat ride on Friday.
They report quite a storm on the lake
in the forenoon, and some Of the
ladies got the sea-sickness, but they
enjoyed the excursion just the same.
They are very thankful to the people
at the lake for the good accommodation
they got, especially to John Mcclure.
Chas. Stevenson representative of
the Noble Refining Co. Of Cleveland,
Ohio, is in town this week selling
oil to our threshing machine men.
John Philippi, Jos. Gruber and
Frank Otremba, returned Friday from
Boonesteel, s. D., where they filed
for q homestead on the Rosebud re-
servation.
Jos. Hound of Buchanan was in the
village on business Wednesday.
A representative of the Internation-
al Harvester Co. is here selling the
Champion Binders.
J. N. Rauch has purchased the
Noiu & Lassin engine for $780, The
engine is a Gaar Scott make, II hors Q
power.
Anton Vosen of Cross Plains, Wis.,,
Is here on a visit He states thas corn
there is as far back as it is here.
A class of children will receive
their first communion in Lastrup
Sunday, July 91st.
= The City Hotel was open again
Sunday night. It cost the guests
$12. 30. Ten dollars of it went to the
village and the balance to the walters.
He didn't cultivate corn that night