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The Washington times., 1904-10-10

Gloucester, Mass, has ordered the
statue OF the discus Thrower" removed
from the public school, on the familiar
theory that 10 the pure all things are
impure.
The Washington times., 1904-10-10

Washington takes issue with the poet.
such a day as yesterday beats anything
June ever produced.
The Washington times., 1904-10-10

These actresses! These actresses! one
Of them is now receiving a bouquet
daily marked ID. 3. II" She chooses
the time we'll for advertising purposes
but apparently f0rgets that David ..
Keeps all his bouquets for David 3.
himself
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03

The first thing Uncle Sam will
have to do in Panama is to make
Il healthy or he will have to send
: fresh commission there every
year to Eli vacancies. During
the last year there were 1870
deaths from all causes in the
city Of Panama, q total which
makes the death rate for q pop.
ulation Of 5000 70.5 per thous.
and. About. the same condition
existed in Manila when the
Americans took possession but
they sonn brought about q
change by enforcing sanitary
measures. The same was also
trne Of Havana and Santiago
but the two cities are now com
paratively clean and healthy
cities. Panama will be revo
lutionized by American method.
OF doing things.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03

CO0rogement u OCCASIONALLY your
presence, and he will do your work
satisfactorily for all reasonable
people.
Personally, / had q very serious
battle with myself to get my own con-
sent to leave q place that has shown
me favors beyond my merits; but the
decision was made and | sincerely
hope it may be to the advantage OF
the childhood of Milbank, whether it
proves fortunate for me or not.
Permit me a word to the board.
The men to whom l have been directly
responsible have been as true q lot
Of men as it was over my privilege to
serve. You have done all in your
power to aid, strengthen, and fortify
those who were in your service. You
have stood by US at all times never
asking whether there might be any
other side to a contest, and il the
people would put at your disposal the
necessary means, / know you know
how, and have the willingness to put
the city schools on an equality with
any like system anywhere. / want To
commend these men for their splendid
service.
Full OF q certain kind Of regret
shall In another week turn over to
you the sacred charge you so gen
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03

The authorities at Washing.
ton have fixed q penalty of 5000
on any one taking mail out OF
the post Office other than their
own. All postmasters are liable
to make mistakes and get the
mail in the wrong boxes, and the
law says that the people must
examine their mail before leaving
the Office, and if they have mail
other than their own, it must be
returned at once. That it is the
fault Of the postmaster makes no
difference. This law includes
newspapers as well as frst-class
mail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03

The center Of population 81
the United States is gradually
and rapidly moving westward.
A few years ago it was in Ohio,
now it is near the center of
Indiana and will soon be over in
Illinois, but it will be many
years before it crosses the
Mississippi. The census bureau
has found that the exact center
Of population at the census OF
1900 was in latitude 80 degrees
9 minutes and Sc seconds north,
longitude IS degrees 48 minutes
and 81 seconds west.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03

Under the superintendence Of
the sisters Of ST. Lawrence
parochial school, the pupils Of
the school will give an enter
tainment ct the opera house on
Friday evening, Jnne Sd, at 8 p
N. The exercises will consist
Of singing and recitations by the
pupils and instrumental music
Admittance Of Is cents will be
Changed. The public is cordially
Invited
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03
Hopublican state Ticket

For Presidential Electors
HENRY 8. NORRIS of Roberts.
HENRY HI. GULSTINE Of Lake.
JOHN ]. ANDERSON of Lyman.
-. H. EVANS OF Butte.
yuI COngreesmen-
CHARLES Fl. BURKE of Hughes.
EBEN w. MARTIN Of Lawrence.
For Governor
q. III. ELROD Of Clark.
For Lieutenant Governor
= il MCDOUGALL of Marshall.
For Secretary Of State
d. d. WIPE OF Hutchinson.
For Treasurer
g. b. COLLINS Of Brown.
Fer Auditor
y. r. HALLIDAY Of Kingsbury.
For Attorney General
PHILO HALL of Brookings.
For State superintendent
GEORGE W. NASH of Lincoln.
For Commissions of School and Public Lands
G.. B. BACH Of Turner.
For Supreme Court Judges
DIGHTON CORSON Of Lawrence.
DICK HANEY Of Dawson.
HOWARD g. FULLER of Faulk.
For Railroad Commissions Black Hills Dis
DR.. ". q. SMITH Of Meade,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03
Republican judicial Ticket
For judge Of Fifth Judicial Circuit
JAMES 81. Mccoy Of Brown.
Willie Keller, q batter of the
American Baseball League,
draws an annual salary Of
$4,000. A congressman gets
$1,000, but he merely makes
laws instead OF bases.

Tascott the murderer was
discovered in g lonesome region
in Alaska, and the correspond
emit saw him dead and buried.
We never hope to see Tascott
alive again, but you can't tell.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03

The newsboys will not vote
Tor Willie Hearst, for while
posing IS q trust-buster for
presidential purposes. he has
formed q trust in which two
other Chicago newspapers are
interested, the effect of which is
TO cut the newsboy's profits and
transfer them to the big con.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03

erously committed to me twice and
offered to me a third time, and I am
proud to have ever known and served
the good people of Milbank.
Respectfully,
M. M. RAMER,
Supt. City Schools.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03

The average age Of the Jap.
1nese navy is lower than that of
any other navy in the world.
No one over twenty years old
il accepted for enlistment. The
average height is 5 feet-inches
less than the average height OF
any other navy in the world.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03
A 5000 Brand

A Goo0 Brand.
Il want sOme Matches" said the lit
tie girl who had been sem to the cor
ner grocery by her mother.
What kind?" asked the clerk.
why, the kind that are made In
heaven, l guess" was the reply
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23
The New Anthem.

1t was new anthem, composed by
the village organist, and this was its
effect: The soprano started off with
the very laudable though rather star
ting announcement. Il will wash"
Straightway the alto, not to be out
done, declared she would wash. And
the tenor, finding it to be the thing,
warbled forth he would wash Then
the deep chested basso, as though call
Ing up all his fortitude for the plunge,
beloved forth the stern resolve that
he also would wash. Next a short in
terlude on the organ, strongly sugges-
tive of the escaping of steam or splash
Of the waves, after which the choir, in
dividually and collectively, asserted
the firm. mistaken resolve that they
would wash. At last they solved the
problem by stating that they proposed
to wash their hands in innocency."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23

THE Wisconsin supreme court has
decided that notes, mortgages and
other similar evidences of wealth
are property, that the legislature has
power to prescribe tho manner of
their taxation, and that there is no
infringement on the federal constitu-
ton in the present Wisconsin laws,
either through lack of uniformity of
taxation, double taxation, or the de-
NAL Of equal protection Of the law to
any property or class of property.
The test camO from the city of Mer-
rill, r. G. Kingsley bringing suit to
recover back S87432, which he had
paid under protest on account of an
assessment on certain notes, mort
cages and other evidences of wealth.
lie maintained that the statute uu-
der which the tax was assessed and
collected was unconstitutional and
void. The opinion of supreme court
was written by Chief Justice Casso.
day. The opinion goes into some
length of argument showing that the
notes and mortgages in question
were property within the meaning
of the statute and that they were
properly assessed and taxed. The
claim had been made that in the
statute the debts of solvent creditors
were taxed and the de BITS II insolyeut
creditors were not taxed, and that
the inclusion and exclusion of differ.
ent classes or kinds of property con.
stituted uon-uniform taxation and
therefore violated the constitution
The court holds that this provision
is not violated by the statute in dis.
pute, adding, "if the statute is inval-
id on the ground suggested, we have
never had valid statute ON this
subject in this state"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23
Gen. BeH'S idea.
ittaNnrg Dispatch.

From The rittsburg Dispatch.
A recent article devoted largely
to relating the pugnacity and STAN
ina of sherman NJ Bell, adjutant
general of Colorado, tells rumored
anecdote of a colloquy between that
official and President Roosevelt, who
are fast friends. The story is that
the president suggested to his frivnd
and fellow Rough Rider the wisdom
of being u li,tle less drastic, and that
Bell replied. Nobody who breaks
flil lpSs of MS state has any rights
eG,oael.H .e..--.-. -... -..
Whether the story 10 true or not, il
has the color of support in that Gen
Bell seems TO BE proceeding at pres
ent in accordance with that masked
ignorance of the fundamental prin.
ciples of government by law. Fo,
there Is nothing better established
than that the men who break the
laws have rights. They have the
right that their olfense must be pub
licly proved, and they have the fur
ther right - be punished by the pen
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23
House and Lots for Sale.

In northern part OF city, north OF
park; house of eight rooms, pantry
five closets, hardwood floors, china
closet. One barn l8x28 IT. and on
other I4x18 #. Wood house, all kinds
OF fruit; we'll and cistern. Size OF
lots, 227x238 it. Will sell altogether
or in part, and il wanted, will sell all
furniture, wood and everything OH
the premises with it, Here is an OPP
portunity Of a lifetime; don't miss
it. A great bargain If sold soon. For
prices, terms, etc. see J. b. Reynolds
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23
Inherited Rights.

Milwaukee News:
The American people are free
people; at least, they have the pow
er to be free. They have u govern
ment that could be made a govern
ment Of the people, by the people
and for the people" That the gov
eminent is of the people is true
enough 1t has its source In the pco-
pie, but that it is by the people or for
the people Is delusion that should
be dismissed as pleasing fiction.
The present generation Of Ameri-
cans owe whatever rights and liber-
ties they possesses to their predeces-
sors. They have secured to them
selves no rights and they are letting
pass out of their hands the power
they inherited. They are not jealous
Of their liberties. Their rights cost
them no sacrifice. They delegate to
political bosses" the powers of gov
ernment and with unconcern permit
their chosen masters to traffic in
privileges to exploit them. The
American people should be thankful
that the men that founded the gov
eminent knew the meaning and val
ue Of free institutions. They owe
much to their fathers, but what will
their own children owe to them?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23
Nelson's Nightcap,

Not long after the battle OF the Nile
Nelson invited DR.. Burney to stay with
him at his house in Merton. DR.. Bur-
aeysSssds h'';S.oa goffisJwe'f' 81 'nfo.;tt AND
writer OF books on musical subjects
and was on terms of friendship with
all the great men Of the day. Having
forgotten to bring nightcap with him,
he borrowed one Of Nelson's Before
going to bed he put on the cap and
sat down to read, rs was his habit, but
was soon surprised to find the cap in
flames. These he put out at once, and
then gathering the remains sent them
TO Nelson with these lines:
Take your nightcap again, my good lord
I desire.
would not retain 1t 4 minute
what belongs to Nelson whersy0
there's fire
n surs 70 be instAaaav u 4
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23
Aasinsf the Governor.

ayar ,,s4s ssasEy;,s -torys.se. seess TsfasiSa
to recognize what are termed the La
Toilette deleyates-at-large, or give
a moments time to the examination
Of credentials, afiidavits or other ev-
idence bearing on the contest, GOV
ernor Iatollette and his associates
hurled a bomb into the committee
on credentials by stating in writing
together with reasons, that they "pre-
ferred tu rest it with the RepuDll-
can vote, Of Wisconsin for their de.
terminatisn." And 80 it rests.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23

On the 29th of October last The
Tribune proclaims as follows: "Down
with trusts and combines, should be
the watch word OF all voters through
out the important campaign of next
year. ANY candidate who refuses to
pledge himself in favor of these
needed reformations in the business
affairs of our country should be
buried In oblivion at the ballot box
Have not conditions so shaped them
selves, through the action of politi-
cal boodlers who would pose before
the people as statesmen, yet boldly
playing into the hands of corpora
tious, to prove that The Tribune's
proclamation was sound? The year
1904 is the proper Tina TO spot all
boodling politicians who have shown
their hand, and are becoming holder
every day. Be especially alert for
those who admit their salaries don't
begin to meet their expenses, but are
still anxious to be retail ed in office
and have corporations backing them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23

the slightest difference had 1t been
otherwise. n La Toilette had been as
regular rs Regulus himself, he would
have been thrown out just the same.
The bullgine had its orders to run
over him And it obeyed. 1t took the
national committee just one minute
by the watch to decide the case.
And we could have done 1t much
eitiesk,se I. IT ha9Ggs tasess ;ssssss ssss
seconds to close the doors said one
OF the jury"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23

Oshkosh North western: ut Is mol
improbable. that when Mr. Knox
takes his place in the senate al
the ne.s session Of congress he may
at once become the spokesman OIL
the president In regard to antitrust
legislation, question which 1T is
known tue president regards as one
OF the most important now before
the Americas nation And with
LaFolletto ia the u. ;. Senate to ana
Knox in this work something would
be accomplished, quickly and thor
oughly, too,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23
Allies which the law provides.

alsies which the law provides.
Moreover, the acts which are re-
ported and which indeed Gen. Bell
avows, go far beyond even this re-
markable platform. When did 1t
come to pass that 1t was d violation
of the laws Of the state to run mine
on the principle Of the "open shop
For that otfense Gen. Bell has order
fea tie PORTLAND inine closed.
The fact is that lawlessness on the
one side has been met by law'essness
on the other, in Colorado, till there is
no law left.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23

Special summer tourist to st
Paul and Minneapolis on July IA to
Is, 1904, inclusive. We will sell round
trip summer tourist tickets to st.
Paul and Minneapolis at one regular
fare plus fifty cents for the round
trip. Tickets will be limited for re-
turn to August 5, 1904. n. H. Snow.
Agent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
C,arrhoea Remedy

Is everywhere recognized as the
one remedy that can always be de-
pended upon and l., pleasant to take
1t is especially valuable for summer
diarrhoea in children and Is un-
doubtedly the means of saving the
lives OF great many children each
year. For sale at Vivian's Pharmacy
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-06-23

Into each life some ruins must
fall,
Wise people don't sit down and
bawl;
Ouly fools suicide or take to flight,
Smart people take Rocky Noun
tain tea at night.
J. A. Meserole.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
Carni0al of HomicideS.
REDDING. cal. March %. 19

REDDING. Cal, March %. 1904.
Editor of The CaIl-Dear Sir: In
your article against lynch law, evil
IDENTIFY written with humane intent, in
the issue of the 22d inst. you make
statements and reach conclusions
wholly unjustified by facts stubborn
as they are regrettable.
You say that Sin every case of lynch
ing the law would have dealt adequate
punishment" In the matter of homi-
cides it has scarcely done it in one
case out of a hundred. Again you say
that 'lynching proves to be no restraint
upon criminals The contrary is strict
ly true; it is almost the only restraint.
The homicide does not fear the law
He wants to get to Jail for protection
at the earliest possible moment. We
have had about thirty murders in
Shasta County since a man was hanged
by law for, a crime. Some go free and
others go TO an excellent home with
good board, in a healthy climate for a
vacation of about five years-a rather
pleasant change.
In a recent year the Youths Com
panion of Boston kept statistics of the
CHASTITY homicides done in the United
States and the adequate" CD punish
ments for the same. These are the
shameful figures-10,652 murders, 122
legal hangings and 100 lynchings /
hold that nothing justifies the taking
of human life but self-defense, and per-
haps there were 652 cases of that out
of the 1852 murders. If the remaining
| 10000 murderers had been hanged, either
/ legally, or, if that were impossible, lille
gally, do you think that there would
have been 10000 more homicides in the
following year, as there were, lacking
a fraction2
/ do not advocate lynching, but ask
you for some better way since cur laws
are as utterly inefficient for the pun
ishment of the guilty as they have
proved to be. Every one must admit
that mob law is a terrible expedient,
dreadful alternative. If it's only OBJ
| ject was to wreak vengeance on the
guilty it could not be justified or ex-
cused; but If it is to terrorize ether
evil doers and deter them from similar
crimes the case looks different 1 feel
sorry for the murderers who are
| lynched, sorrier for the innocent 10 600
who await death from the assassins
yearly in the United States.
/ If the career of the. notorious out
law Tracy had been cut short when
he killed his first man nine more men
might be alive to-day. If Dr. Holmes,
electrocuted in New York, had been
executed when he killed his first vic
tim twenty-five other people. by his
lown confession, might be yet living.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
The Real El Dorado.

A company has been formed in South
America to exploit the real FL Dorado.
This is a lake situated in the territory
of Colombia, near BOgOta, and the story
is that the chief Of the state in pre-
European times used, twice a year, sol
emnly to empty a bOatIoad OF gold into
the water in order to purchase the par
don Of the gods for the sins Of his
people during the previous six months.
This ceremony is said to have been reg
ularly carried out for several centuries.
and it is therefore calculated that the
value of the accumulated treasure must
amount to many millions of pounds.
Consequently If everything goes as the
prospectus predicts the company should
pay enormous dividends. and the United
States of Colombia should be more than
recOmpensed for the loss of the republic
of Panama.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
MEN analkkAa1ERS In
THE F0RIs lie WORLD
MClNB@

ManIigheten was launched last month
at MaImoe. 1t is a sister ship to the
Aeran, completed in 1902. and is of $3.50
tons, 2S2 feet in length. 1872 feet beam
and 16.4 feet draught. The armor belt
is of KrupD steel. seven inches maxi
mum thickness, tapering to 40 inches at
the ends, and the armament is COM
posed of two S.2-inch guns mounted in
turrets of seven-inch thickness, six 5.9-
inch in 4.9-inch turrets, one on each
broadside. two firing abeam and for
ward and two abeam and aft. The sec
ondary battery consists of ten six
Founders, two one Founders and two
machine guns. The engines are caIcu-
lated to develop $500 horsepower, Civ
ing q speed OF 1876 knots, which, how
ever, is likely to be exceeded, as the
Aeran, intended to give 600O horsepower
ard sixteen knots, developed $500 horse
power and 17.2 knots speed on her trial.
The cost of the Manligheten, exclusive
OF armament, is S2,SOO,000.
The personnel act of Congress in 1899
excluded all officers retired before that
time from the benefits extended to flu
ture retiring officers. The law as passed
provided that such officers as had
served during the war of the rebellion
were, upon retirement, to be advanced
one grade and receive the advanced
pay. 1t was an unjust discrimination
against those retired before March,
1899, many of whom had been constant
ly employed on dangerous service dur
ing the four years of the war, while a
large number of those retired since
March, 1899, had seen but little active
war service. At the time this law was
passed 500, 900 would have covered the
increase Of pay to previously retired
war veterans. and the casualties among
this number has decreased the sum to
$4,000 at the present time. An effort is
being made to have this wrong righted,
the chief benefciaries of which will be
the widows, whose pensions, except in
special cases. are inadequate toward a
decent support.
Troubles between the line and staff
corps in the United States navy have
broken out again, and the line is the
aggressor this time. During the early
part of the present session of Congress
a bill recommended for passage by the
] Secretary of the Navy was introduced
which eliminated the Is per cent less
pay for shore service than at sea. 1t
/ had very good chance of passing until
/ a staff officer discovered. that a para
/ graph in the bill, inserted by Captain
/ Lemly, the judge advocate general of
/ the navy, applied the benefit sought for
to line officers alone. This discovery has
naturally worked up the staff corps,
and the bill will be killed unless modi-
/ fed so as to include all officers in the
/ navy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
The Horse Laugh.

Last season." said Leon Reynolds,
leader of an Oakland theater Orches-
ira, Il went with the boys of the or
chestra camping through Mendocino
County. We hired a wagon and two
pocket editions of the mule tribe. 1
mention the wagon first because L
have nothing against it. 1t almost
seemed to be first in the going, any
way The mule is not we'll known to
the general public. He doesn't care a
snap of his foot for that, however
neither does the public. When hungry
the animal has a funny call; not the
awful sound like tearing a rag, but
one identically like a low, human
laugh.
One hot, dusty day, was driving.
The team was slower, if possible, than
usual. l had exhausted all my per-
suasive powers to encourage it to
nobler efforts, but without success
Finally, in desperation, offered up a
blessing upon the heads of those two
mules and in disgust shouted that /
could buy them both for fifteen cents.
Well sir, as 1 am alive, one of those
brutes actually turned his head, and
looking me straight in the eye, said:
Haw-he-e-e-haw-ha
'I maintain that it was a pure coin
cidence and that he was hungry, but
the boys won't have it, and say he un-
derstood me perfectly, and gave me
the horse laugh. Believing they in
tend to tell the story on me, have de-
cided to beat them to it,