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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
DUNN SAVES SCHOOL
FUND MANY DOLLARS
Half Million Dollars Saved for
Public School Fund by
Dunn's Firm Stand.
Questions Railroad Companies
Right to Hold Valuable
State Swamp Lands.

When r. c. Dunn, the Republican
candidate for governor, was state audi
tor, one of his official duties was the
administration of the grants of swamp
lands made by the state legislature
to railroads. Some Of the railroad
companies claimed large tracts Of lands
under their grants to which, in Mr..
Dunn's opinion, they We're not entitled,
for instance, the legislature had made
il grant Of swamp lands to the Little
Falls & Dakota Ry. Co., branch of the
Northern Pacific Railway, extending
from Little Falls in Morrison county,
to Morris, In Stevens county, and rum
ming through the counties of Todd,
Stearns and Polk. The total length Of
this line Of railway is 81 ITO miles.
The granting act provided that the
railroad company should construct
line in divisions Of thirty miles each,
and that the line should be carried to
the western boundary Of the state,
some forty or fifty miles west Of Nor
ris, and that as fast as one division
Of the line. or thirty miles, was COM
pleted the grant Of land was to be con-
sidered earned, that is the railroad
company should select those sections
Of swamp lands for each mile in length
of the division constructed that under
portion of the grant was to be con-
sidered earned when the division was
completed The railroad compasy
failed to construct It's line to the
western boundary of the state, and
stopped short at Morris, leaving a third
and last section of it's line. only 27 TO
of being full division For this
part of the division the railroad COM
pary claimed the swamp land grant,
but MIR. Dunn took an opposite view,
and, contending that the grant did not
apply, owing to their failure to COM
plete the division of thirty miles. Liti-
CATION was contemplated, and, in fact,
commenced. and in view of the uncer-
tainty of courts the result was prob
ably doubtful, but at the last minute
the railroad company agreed to waive
its claim to the 1000 acres OF land for
the last zune eomple ed diYtsion % ttsl
tic
Chap 81, g en. I, by. which
the Little Falls & Dakota Ry. CO. (the
Northern Pacific Ry. Coz agreed to
accept $4,000 acres in full satisfaction
of7sits claim under it's swamp land
grant, while the state was to retain
10000 acres.
This land so saved to the state by
Mr. Dunn is worth not less than one
half million of dollars, which amount
is divided equally between the school
fund and the state institutions fund,
and it WAS only owing to the firm
stand taken by Mr.. Dunn, as state au-
ditor. that this large amount of land
was recovered for the state. Every ad-
dition to the school fund and to the
state institutions fund means addition
al money for the support Of our schools
and charitable and correctional institu-
tions, and the taxpayers are benefited
Correspondingly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05

=5 Ambitio ION wit ithoutz effort is useless.
5It* takes steam to t turn the driving
wheels of business.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
ROCKEFELLER IN ANGER DENIES
Charge MADE BY THOMAS LAWSON
ROCKEFELLER DENIES.

That Standard Oil In interested
In any business not directly re1at-
ed with the petroleum trade.
That Standard Oil Is In copper,
steel, banks, railroads or gus (Oth-
err than natural Gas.)
That Standard Oil, John ID. Rock
) efeller or any officer of Standard
Oil has taken part to secure the
nomination of any candidate for
office.
That any Standard Oil party is
banded together for speculation in
stocks,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05

Continued on page four.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05
LAWSON SAYSs

LAWSON SAYS,
Over forty years Of t0mb-like
silence. just think Of 1t! Over
forty years Of total Indifference
to the world. wonder in utter
amazement whose statements could
have worked the miracle.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-05

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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24

While looking for mushrooms
in Ohio just opposite the city this
morning. O. J. Roush of this city,
found the body of dead man ly-
ing under big rock on the north
side of Rock Run, and about 100
wards west of the county road.
The man was well dressed, but the
body was so badly decomposed
that it is impossible to give any
description of the man.
In the crown of his hat were
the initials H. C. r. 1t is the gen.
eral supposition the man had
been dead several weeks, as ne
was as black in the face as a dar-
key.
The County Coroner has been
notified, but up to going to press
no inquest had been held. A jury,
however, was being impaneled and
other arrangements were about
completed to proceed with the
inquest.
Whether it is a case of murder
or suicide. is a question that at
this writing cannot be answered.
One feature in connection with the
finding of the body by Mr.. Roush
was his discovery also short dis
tanee away of an empty vial which
was labeled carbolic acid. The
bottle had been secured at the d.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
Four Russian Vessels In It.
pecial to The Oil Review.

Special to The Oil Review.
Hull, Eng, Oct. 24.-Only one
vessel arrived this morning from
fishing rendezvous in the North
sea. She was not near scene of
attack on fishing feet. Latest re-
ports of the affair show that four
Russian wells wer concerned. That
these otgether fired 300 shots at
the British fishing vessels at range
of about a quarter of mile. The
Mayor of Hull appeals to the
Government to "Take speedlest
and strongest measures possible to
ensure full redress and complete
security against further Russian
outrages.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
Official Mortality List.
Special to The Oil Review.

cpCClul W 1lC VII ltOfiS"'
st. Petersburg, Oct. 24.-The
following is the official list of the
Russian killed and wounded in
fighting at Shahke river October
II to 19: Killed. general, 237
officers, 1850 men; wounded
3 generals, 302 officers, "a, ,730 men.
There were 81 guns lost and 81
taken. Russians captured 3O2
prisoners and 1877 were taken by
the japanese. Gen. Stoessel re-
ports details. Despite situation at
Port Arthur October 20 the gar
rison was suffering from lack of
warm clothing. shoes, etc All they
have to eat is horse meat, and not
much of that. The garrison is de-
termined to fight to the last drop
of blood.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
CHASTITY DISCOVERY
OF A DEAD NAN

A. Henderson, drug store Of this
city, and it may be the man com
mitted suicide.
At any rate, for the present the
matter is shrouded in mystery and
has caused considerable excite
ment in this city as we'll as on
the Ohio side in the vicinity in
which the body was discovered
Large crowds of people from here
visited the scene where the body
lies this afternoon.
Mr.. Roush found the body about
1870 o'clock, and Immediately
gave the alarm on the Ohio side as
well, also, in this city.
We will give the jury's verdict
in tomorrow's issue Of the Oil Re-
view.
LATER-The dead man has
been identified as r. G. Holmes of
Boston, Mass. He registered at
the Hotel Wells on September %
last, and disappeared two days
later. The key of the room was
found in his pocket this afternoon,
His valise is still at the Hotel
Wells and his trunk is at the sta
ton. He was in all probability
travelling boot and shoe sales
man and about 80 years OF age.
He is said to have been drinking
heavily when he disappeared from
the hotel.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
Special to The Oil Review.

Specldl tO ue VII heFle".
London, Oct. 24.-The night at
tack on the Gamecock fishing fleet
by the Russian Baltic squadron
in the North sea has stirred Eng
land to its very center. There
has not been such excitement in
Britain against any European
power in the memery of the pres
ent generation. Even newspapers
like the peace-loving Manchester
Guardian indulge in double-leaded
war-like editorials on the outrage
and wonder what extraordinary
madness possessed the Russian
commander. 1t is believed Eng
lands demands will be formulated
by tonight.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
Strong Protest Sent.
al TO The Oil Review.

Special to The OH REVIEW.
london, Oct. 24.-Atfer a con,
ference at the foreign office Lord
Lansdown sent strongly wOrded
message to British Ambassador
Scott at st. Petersburg for deliv-
cry to Russian government. Lans-
down is now in conference with
Admiral Fisher, first lord of adj
miralty.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
Orders Misconstrued.
to The Oil Review.

Special to The Oil Review.
London, Oct. 24.-The Russian
embassy has issued a statement re-
garding the North sea incident.
Redzestrensky was undoubtedly
not responsible for order to fire,
as he had gone ahead with first
section of feet. 1t is thought
probably that fleet did not see
lights of fishing fleet and mistook
rocket fired from one Of trawlers
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
Russian Fleet Sighted.

Special to The Oil Review.
London, Oct. 24.-At 12:15
o'clock today the Russian Baltic
fleet passed Alderney, an island in
English channel ten miles west of
Cape Hague.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
Everything Quiet.
oecial to The Oil Review.

Special to The Oil Review.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 24.-Gen.
Kuropatkin reports this morning
that matters at the front are COM
paratively quiet. Armies are now
within gunshot Of each other and
Kuropatkin has issued orders for
renewal of offensive
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
ENGLAND WILL NOW
SAY SOMETHING

for hostile signal. 1t is believed
no damage was done, but it is nee
essary to wait for news from st.
Petersburg before the matter can
be fully explained.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
RACE TROUBLE IN
mn" VIRGINIA TOWN

at 3 o'clock this morning and
lynched. Blount was locked up
for striking a policeman in face
with lighted lamp. Berkley is
in an uproar and further trouble
is expected. Troops may be sum-
mOned.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24

Special to The Oil Review.
Norfolk. Va. Oct. 24.-Geo. w.
Blount. a leading negro politician
of Berkley, town of 10000 inhabi-
tants. it is rumored was taken
from the police station at Berkley
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24

We have about 20 pairs of sum-
mer-weight "Bostonian" shoes
left over; We want to part with
them; come and help Us out; they
are yours for $2.75.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-27
AUNT 1sABELLE's RECIPE

ooh, it's just pouring" said Edith,
dismally, "and wanted to go over to
Mary Vinton's house to play"
And ! can't go out either because
I've. such q cold, Mamma" groan-
ed Jack. There were frowns on both
little faces as the children gazed out
of the window at the splashing rain
drops.
But why don't you make it a sun
shining day." asked Aunt Isabelle.
Il have recipe I've seen tried many
times and never knew it to fall"
"oh, what is it, please tell us?"
cried both the children at once.
THE recipe is: One hundred
smiles, one hundred laughs and one
hundred pleasant remarks to and
about some one" replied Auntie.
At first the children thought 1t
would be night before all the 400
could be found, but they started out
bravely.
If Jack smiled so pleasantly that
the cook smiled right back, that. of
course, counted two smiles right
away, and the success of the expert
ment generally made them both
laugh, which added two more.
How hard they worked to make
everybody in the house laugh or
smile! ~.
I've made twenty-five pleasant re-
marks; Auntie kept count" said
Jack.
1--WE smiled so much l can hardly
look sober" said Edith with another
laugh.
And. DO you know, by disaer time
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-27
Cooks for C,,,ldr. n.

The books child reads have quite
as strong an Influence In molding his
character as his companions can have.
II it is worth while to train our chit.
dren at alb is worth while not only
to watch the hooks they read, but to
study what books to give them to
read. They will read something; and
rs soon as child begins to beg for
stories SO soon should we begin to se-
.cct. A good plan is TO enter In
book the name and author of any espe-
cially good md interesting books you
contetacross. 1t is surprising how rap
Idly The list will grow; yet II we neg
lect to note their names in some such
way II Is surprising how few OF the
hooks we can recall when We want to
make use Of them. AS to telling sto-
lies, motlless might do much more Of
IL than inost do, with profit to tllen-
selves as well as the children, IL the
stories are selected with care. It Is
an excellent plan to take turns" with
the children, and require them to tell
the stories occasionally,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-27
Mail Carried by Reindeer Team.

The capacity of the reindeer for
team work is remarkable. His hoofs
are very broad and do not penetrate
the SNOW crusts. His average weight
is abouta40O pounds. He will swiftly
draw sled carrying GOO pounds, and
with this load can cover thirty, fifty
and even ninety miles a day. The
reindeer teams now carry the mails
from Kctzebue to Point Barrow, a
distance OF $50 mi.es-the most north
erly post route in the world. No food
is carried for the deer. At the end
of his journey, or at any stepping
place, he is turned loose, and at once
breaks through the snow to the white
moss, which serves as food. 1t cost.
nothing to feed him. AS the white
settlements Increase in the mineral
bearing parts of Alaska, and in many
places remote from railway and
steamboat transportation, the REIN
deer express will be one of the most
important factors in territorial life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-27
a Medal for Mettle.

1t is little known that more than
one troop horse that went through
the South African war has been dec
Grated with a war medal. A cores
pondent who was passing the Horse
Guards the other day expressed his
wonderment at seeing a medal de-
pending from the martingale of one
of the sentries' mounts. 1t was a
South African medal, with no fewer
than six bars and the ribbon.
II asked" our correspondent says,
"the young giant sitting on the
horses back whether the medal with
the six bars belonged to him or the
horse. To the horse, he said. Then
in answer to further queries he told
me the horse was one of 26O original
ly sent out to South Africa with their
troop, and the only one that after
fifteen months service had come
back, and there he was, still fit for
work and for warfare. The medal,
the soldier said. had been specially
awarded to his mount by the Queen"
1t is the fact that several horses be-
longing to cavalry regiments have
been similarly decorated.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-27
A BUTTERFLY IN TOWN.
Little white comrade. down the dusty

A BUTTERFLY IN TOWN.
Little white comrade, down the dusty
way.
Under the shadow of buildings tall
and gray.
Is your tiny life message from
the land
OF open skies the town will under.
stand?
Do you ever seek the dream that was
born in your heart to be?
Glover and sunlight, daisies and wind
and sea!
Where will you pause to rest those
spirit wings?
Clovers? The city knows not of
these things;
Only the pavement stretching dull
and gray.
Only the crowds surging their end
less way,
Somewhere the summer lies with its
depth Of blue,
The dune-grass sways, as the sea.
winds rustic through,
And bobolinks are singing in the sky!
How have We come astray here, you
and L?
Laura Mackay, in Youths Com
panion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-27
Siberian Butter.

II it be true that Siberian butter Of
good qaulity, despatched from Obi by
rail, has recently been sold in Lon
don at profitable prices, the unfortu-
nate British dairy farmer may we'll
feel troubled in mind. There are, as
he knows, practically no limits to the
Siberian supply; the enormous area
served by the great trunk line is
always purely pastoral, and milk corr
mands hardly any monetary value.
The initial cost of manufacturing but
ter must, therefore, be much less
than in most parts CT Europe, but
when transport charges are reckoned
in 1t is difficult to make out how the
business of expectation can be profit
ably transacted. In the case Of Aus
tralian butter, not only has it the ad-
vantage of cheap water carriage with
out any handling between port and
port, but all consignments fetching
a specified price are subsidized by
the exporting colony. 1t seems high
ly probable, therefore, that the ST.
berian export is also bounty-fed,
while the State. being the owner of
the railways. can so modify the usual
freight charges as largely to lessen
the cost of transmission. Be that as
1t may, experts in the trade conf.
IDENTIFY predict that this new addition
to the food supplies of the United
Kingdom has come to stay, and ar.
engagements are already perfected, it
is said, to insure regular irnporta-
tions on continuously increasing
scale-unless, that is. England re-
sorts to such fiscal expedients as are
essential to beat back the threaten
ing invasion and SO save her dairy
farmers from utter ruln.-London
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-27
Tricks to Avoid Service.

1.-THE life of Russian soldier"
said the Sage, sis desperately hard,
and owing to the compulsory service
laws there are all sorts of attempts
made by the simple minded peasant
to avoid the quicker witted recruiting
officer. At station in Eastern Rus
STA, for instance, a conscript recently
pleaded deafness and SO wouldn't ans
wer any of the questions put to him.
You can go home, said the sur
geon at last, in very low tone.
THE fellow jumped for the door
and SO was caught.
Near Moscow a Hercules said that
the index and middle fingers of his
right hand were joined together and
could not be separated. They didn't
look it, but the surgeons strength
was not great enough to separate
them, and at last the examiner said:
How were your fingers before
you had this accident?'
"'They were this way said Hercu.
les, and to the surprise of every one
he illustrated by opening his fingers
as easily as anybody else. "-Philadel.
phia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-27
TWENTY ACRES OF CARNATIONS
Average Yield Is From 5000 to 10000
Flowers Every Day In the Year.

Commercial carnation growing in
the northern, middle west and east.
ern parts Of this great country of
ours has been a problem in econom.
les. Outdoor growing in the sections
named is always confined to limited
times, or rather seasons, and SO much
of 1t has necessitated dollhouse ad.
Juncts that theories vanished before
the attacks of conditions. The flower
is one that has always been popular,
and has bene cultured and specialized
to almost a perfection, but never
commercially satisfactory, excepting
to the interested grower whose eff
forts became remuneratiye upon the
extreme demand and limited supply.
To the stranger within the gates
Of this State, the carnatIon growing
OF California becomes an object of
the greatest interest and most sat.
isfactory sight. The success of the
enterprise and the very simple and
effective style of cultivation make it
another marvel in this land of natural
wonders.
When r. ]. Vawter retired from
the active life of banker he sought
recreation in ranching. Part of the
land In the confines Of Santa Monica,
the particular section of this city
claiming title as Ocean Park, he ex-
perlmented with, five years ago. for
more remunerative crop than that
OF barley. A tract of about two acres
was planted with pure California
seeding carnation plants. Since then
the acreage has Increased to twenty.
and at the close of the planting work
this season the ranch will have 2OO,-
600 plants in active growth. Ulti-
mately the most Of a 20O-acre ranch
will be devoted to the culture of this
flower.
In brief, the carnation fields are
yielding on an average from G,O0O to
10000 flowers every day in the year,
with a market in which the demand
is at all times greater than the sup.
ply. The plants are perpetuating in
a sense, are propagated in the open
fields, cultivated with less labor than
ordinary crops, and are exempt from
insect pests and but rarely troubled
with disease, excepting ordinary fun
gus attacks.
The average life of field carna.
ton varies from two to three years.
New plants are taken in cuttings
from the old one and put directly
into the ground. They take root in
about four weeks, and in about ten
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-27
INDIAN GIRLS AS HovsEMAIps.
Philadelphia Has Successful Train.
ing School for Them.

Philadelphia Has Successful Train.
ing School for Them.
The question has often been asked:
Is impossible to take girls from the
wild, free Life Of the prairie and train
them for domestic service? A prac-
tical answer to the question has been
returned by the Management of the
Lincoln Institution of Philadelphia,
training home for INDIAN girls and
boys under the wing of the Protestant
Episcopal church. Among the pupils
at this institution are girls from the
Winnebago, Mohawk, Chippewa, Onei-
da, Seneca, Onondaga, Menominee.
Tuscarora, Cheyenne and Sioux ma.
tons. A thorough trimming is given the
girls in cooking, sewing, washing and
ironing, and the general work of do
nestle. Most of the girls arrive at
the institution with d tendency to act
like little Indians, and when punished
for fault become sulky and unman-
ageable. These Objectionable traits,
however speedily yield to kind but
firm treatment, and once the gir.s be-
come interested in their duties they
are tractable and easily taught.
Strange to say, the sewing school is
presided over by woman who has
been blind nearly all her life. and for
nearly quarter of century has
taught sewing without being able to
see one of her pupils or the work they
do. She is able to tell by the sense OF
touch alone whether or not a girl is
doing her work properly. Size knows
the sound of cacn girls woes. The
girls are taught to sing together, and
they sing exceedingly vel.
The girls have I'LL been given civ
ilized names but some insist on cling
Ing to the names they were known
by among their relatives. Thus, Mag
gle Jones is better pleased when called
Maggie Red Shirt, Ella Brown doesn't
care to be addressed in any other way
than as Little Standing Bear, and Ma
bel johnson is almost lnsultcd If re-
ferred to by any name but Running
Wolf. Among themselves the girls
maintain the attributes popularity sup
posed to be typical OF Indians. They
are not laxative, do not romp. go
about their duties or their play in a
serious way, are not quarrelsome, do
not "clum,' but seem to live quite
happily as a sort of big family party,
and behave at all times sedately and
with natural grace of demeansr that
is very attractive. Many of the In
dian girls are quite pretty. Some bear
so little resemblance to the popular
idea of what Resale, the Prairie
Flower" should look like. MS to call
Into question in the mind of the be-
holder the clear strain of their blood
AS Il matter of fact, there are scarcely
any girls in the home who are not
pure-blooded Indians.-Lesiies Week
Iy.