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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
Cattle Pastured on Wheat.

Detroit, Mimi, Aug. 13.-The dam
has been discovered to be far greater
than was at first thought. In the
western half Of Becker county fully
one-half Of the wheat is already de-
stroyed and as harvesting will not be
commenced until next week a still
larger percentage will be lost. Many
farmers have turned their cattle into
their wheatfelds, while others have
commenced blowing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
500 Not Apprehensive

Experience has given the 500 no
reason to believe that the Great
Northern is to interfere with the ex-
tension of the Winnipeg branch.
Thomas Greene, chief engineer, says
that the Great Northern let the 500
cross at Alexandria and the Northern
Pacific at Henning and Detroit, and
no trouble is expected at Erskine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
VIRGINIA LAW AS MODEL
Legislature Will Be Asked to Change
Demurrage Rates.

Agitation for reciprocal demurrage
legislation next winter is being made
in the state by the st. Paul Board Of
Trade. The Virginia law is pointed
out as model. It provides that or
dered cars shall be furnished ship
pers in four days; that cars shall be
moved in forty-eight hours after they
are loaded; that cars shall be moved
at least fifty miles day, and that they
shall be placed for loading within
twenty-four hours of reaching des-
tination.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
Cavalier Escapes Blight.
Special to The Journal.

Langdon. N. D., Aug. 13.-There is
no rust in Cavalier county except lit
tie Of the red variety 80 common In a
wet year when thes straw is heavy.
Grains of all kinds are filling nicely
and with the weather continuing the
way it has been the past week an
other ten days will find this section in
the harvest in dead earnest. Already
some barley and oats have been cut
and the sample is all that could be
wished for. Is y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
Fosston's Drought Broken.
Special to The Journal.

Fosston, Mimi, Aug. 13.-The
drought in this region is broken. A
refreshing rain fell over this county
on Friday. While William Movold Of
this place was blowing in the field
just before the downpour bolt of
lightning struck his horses, killing
them instantly and knocking Movold
unconscious
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
Black Rust Spreading.


Stephen, Mimi, Aug. 18.-Black
rust has developed to an alarming ex-
tent in many wheatf1elds tributary to
this place. Fields which a few days
ago seemed to be filing we'll will not
yield within half q crop and that Of
inferior quality.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
pAIT.poAn NOTES.

The position Of the Minneapolis Chamber Of
Commerce with relation to the ironclad rule
now in effect touching the time In which in
spection of grain must be made was stated be-
fore the railroad and warehouse commission
Yesterday. The matter taken under advise
ment.
F. A. Miller, general passenger agent of the
dering the So rate to Chicago for G. A. r.
busiyenJ.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13

August Is to September 10, the 500
Line will make q rate Of $4,000 to
San Francisco, California, and return,
with limit of October % for the re-
turn. Talk over your plans at the
Ticket Office, 119 Third street 8.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
Oats Yield Well.
Special to The Journal.

Armour, S. D., Aug. IA. A.
Smith threshed s2,426 bushels of oats
from f1fty-five acres, yield of forty
four bushels an acre.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13

All cases of weak or lame back,
backache, rheumatism, will find relief
by wearing one of Carriers Smart
Weed and Belladonna Backache Plas-
tiers. Price Is cents. Try them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13

Delegates to the convention will
please reserve their berths for the
Yellowstone Park and Great Lake
steamer trips at the Northern Pacific
city ticket office, No. 10 Nicollet House
Block. You may never again get the
opportunity to visit the Yellowstone
Park and the Pacific coast as cheaply
as at the present time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
Mcleod County Conditions.

Glencoe. Mimi, Aug. 13.-Harvest-
ing in this locality is practically COM
pleted, and the crops are as good In
quality, quantity and colors os ever
garnered here. Continued warm
weather until Sept. 1 will save the
corn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
Rust Could Not Kill 1t.

Spencer, S. D., Aug. 13.-J. j. Stat
terry has threshed his rusted wheat
west Of town. It weighed out twenty
and one-half bushels to the acre.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
is coNNELLYS FOR ROOSEVELT.
New York Sun Special Service

New York Sun Special Service
Nation, Ill, Aug. BE. r.. Connolly, a
Clark county farmer, states that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will receive sixteen votes
in his family. The number is made up of
Mr.. Connolly, his six sons, six grandsons
and three son-in-laws. This is the first
time that the sixteen have been Of one
mind at election.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29
What Plutocracy Fears

Editor independent: | am sorry to
report to you the death of our state
chairman, S. III. Peirsol of Parkers-
burg. He has been chairman for over
twenty years and when we lose him
we lose one Of the best leaders of
our party. / see that the official re-
turns give us $50 votes cast for Tom
Watson. Now this does not show the
number of pOpulists in West Virginia,
for there are many times this num-
Der, but owing to having no state or
county tickets many were afraid to
transfer or make any marks upon
their tickets. Therefore, as they
wanted to vote upon state matters,
they voted one or the other old
hypOcritical party tickets. Therefore
we had only small per cent of the
number of votes that belong to our
party. I am glad that the so-called
democratic party is dead, and trust
that Bryan may fail to even make
one per cent showing of resurrecting
| it. / have lost confidence in Bryan,
and not only me, but his followers
in the democratic party. = do thank
the editor of the Independent for the
honest and manly stand he has taken
in organizing new peoples party. /
would to God that we had 1900 editors
as we once had. that would do as
much as you have done. The mis-
takes of the past must be forgotten
and go to work organizing our party
anew upon the Springfield platform.
Let every populist feel that he has
a work to do. | heard an old dyed
republican say after the election that
the only party to fear was the peo-
pies party. This / believe to be true.
Whenever the voting people see that
we stand for reform out and entirely
away from all other parties, then we
will win. Our noble Toms have &C.
complished much. Words fail to dc
i them justice. I believe with few
more faithful Toms success is sure
in 1908, and if we go to work we can
elect congressman enough in 1906 to
{ WELD a power not even thought Of
We as a party must stand aloof from
the democratic and republican par.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29
For A New Party

The Independent: enclose Ref
erendum Ballot marked For a new
party" In voting thus wish to pre-
sent few reasons which seem to me
most pertinent to the situation. The
salvation of the American people lies
in, the independent voter. Partisanship
the devotion to party above princi-
ple--is the one thing that is response
Bile for the wrongs that now exist.
Partisanship is the only thing that
has kept or can keep, plutocracy in
power. If this is to be overcome. we
must come before the people and
preach new gospel-the gospel of
devotion first, last and always to prin-
ciple above any party.
It seems to me that this is the funda-
mental principle of true pOpulism. If
this be SO, all true populists should
be willing to sacrifice their party name
for the success of principle. l main
tain that we are now face to face with
a situation that demands just such
radical action. We are at the part
ing of the ways. Unless we make
the proper stand we will drift, one
way or the other. into the by-paths
Of defeat. The forces Of reform must
be united. Although the populist ban
ner is undoubtedly the best now in
existence under which this could be
done, yet there are barriers in the
way that makes such course impOs-
sible. AS the word democrat" is
NORWOOD to many. SO the word pop
ulist" is gall to many more. Why?
Because in the eyes of many the pop
ulist party sacrificed it's right to
live by fusing with the democrats;
because populism has been the brunt
of so much ridicule and abuse, and
has been likened so often to socialism
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29
Tried 1t Eight Years

Editor Independent: I sent you my
vote on your ballot some time ago
and voted against fusion, and should
not write more. but find that no one
from here does so.
My friend Helder writes in favor of
fusion, but no one against. know
that there are many in this county who
are opposed to fusion of any kind.
We have tried that for eight years
and are in less desirable condition
now than when we begun. I for one
always voted fusion under protest, for
II have always expected just the re-
suit We have. can see nothing to
be gained by fusion or by forming a
new party, which would require great
deal of time and petitions in many
cases to get on the ballot and other
troubles. Our experience in the last
eight years should admonish us that
| the middle of the road is the place
! for all true reformers. Our eight years
of fusion have had the effect of di-
viding the democrats and populists so
that we may know one from the other.
That is one of the good results Of the
st. Louis convention, but in this state
a great share Of the populist managers
this year voted the democratic state
ticket, think in many cases voted
for Parker. Still we will have them
to meet when we attempt reorgan-
ization in two years. but I have faith
in the people and believe we shall
win and make the democratic the third
party in this state. As things are now
/ think Thomas E. Watson should be
kept to the front. We certainly should
nominate some one that has stood by
the party and not some new conner
We want them all. but they should
come in and bring forth fruits before
asking Office. The principles are what
we want P. D. MONTGOMERY.
Manhattan, Kan.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29

ties, for we must draw our voters
from both old parties. There Is such
a party prejudice that democrats won't
go to the republicans, nor republicans
to the democrats; but they are willing
to meet half way. We have shown
and proven this fact, when we cast
over two million votes. Let us make
the peoples party a party standing
alone for the necessary reforms suck
as we have declared to the public.
Today three-fourths Of the voters in
the United States are in favor of our
principles.
enclose you three referendum ball
lots for myself and two of my neigh
bors. If the peoples party will stand
to it's present principles and no fusion
under any circumstances, national,
state or county. it is as sure to win
as the sun shines.
D. l.. PERINE,
Good Hope, w. Va.
Harrison Co
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29

differ from you. am also aware that
many OF the leading populists 90 not
understand the nature and enects OF
hocus pocus money and are loath to
openly antagonize the banks. AS 30
per cent OF the bankers are virulentiy
opposed to populism and populists, It
is strange that this should be SO. But
n doubt not that you have been 5oTi-
ously criticised for what you have al
ready said on the subject.
submit. however, that what you
have already said has caused you to
be blacklisted and that you might as
well be killed for sheep as lamb.
You are in the midst of t1e Tiber, can
not return and would better cross over.
Personally it.. seems to me that you
have nothing to lose and much to gain
by bringing the money problem once
more to the front.
1t seems to me that good way TO
do this would be to, a. call attention
to the bills now before congress that
propose to add SO enormously to the
power and profits of bankers; Cd
bring out clearly some of the facts
ABOUT nOcuS pUCuS luOHcy, oAa Nol s~SAA
your readers to give their views as TO
the advisability of committing the pop
ulist party to the partial or total elm
ination of hocus pocus money and the
substitution for it of some kind OF real
money. / believe that if you do this
it will lead to the general discussion
Of this subject wherever your paper
goes: that there will at first be con-
siderable opposition, but that it's APP
prevail will. with discussion, become
more general and hearty until it ap-
proximates unanimity with all those
who do not insist on the commodity
value idea Of money.
/ have inflicted a long letter on you,
but you will admit that the Importance
Of the subject Is sufficient justifca-
ton. To adopt the course suggested
herein requires courage, but you have
no lack of that quality. 1t also re-
Quires enough of the seer to be able
TO look somewhat into the future. and
l believe that you are in some meas
ure this also.
ALBERT GRIFFIN.
Topeka, Kan.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29
Blame
No One But Yourself
If You Don't Get |
Well When Sick.
An we can do is give advice.
~ ~or,xcn fhafsu naSv

An we can do is give advice.
OF course that's easy.
But our advice Is really worth little
more to you than most peoples. for We
offer to give you the first bottle Of our
medicine free. il 1t fails to help you
We could not afford to do this unlea9
our medicine was good. Such an offers
on the wrong kind Of medicine. would
put = merchant prince In the poor house,
DR.. Miles,. Nervine., however. as years
of experience havs proved. II q medi-
cine that cures the sick -
Those whom It cannot beneht--less
than one in ten thousand-we prefer to
refund their money.
All we ask Of you In to try DR.. Miles,
Restorative Nervine for your complaint
II you suffer from sleeplessness, nervous
exhaustion. dizziness. headache, mus
cular twitchings. melancholy. loss Of
memory, weak stomach, poor blood,
bilious troubles. epilepsy. St vitus'
Dance. etc, we viii guarantee to benefit
you or refund your money.
You are the doctor.
MY son Bert, when in his 18th year,
became subject to attacks OF epilepsy,
80, serious that we. were compelled to
physicians had failed to relieve him. We
gave DR.. Miles Nervine a trial. Ten
months treatment with Nervine and
Liver Pills restored oursa boy to perfect
health. Mr.. JOHN S. WILSON.
Deputy Co. Clerk, Dallas Co.. No.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29

Editor Independent: You promised
to give some space to those who wish
cooperation with the democrats. and
1 should like to fill little OF that
space. Yes, we ought to have CO.
operation with the reform democrats.
At the very same time and no whit less
we ought &c to hare operation with the
reform republicans.
What do we care for Bryan with his
talk about "the common enemy?" Or
for his followers? He and they have
joined the common enemy. We may
just as well say the democratic party
is the common enemy Of US and the
republicans. 1t is not true that the
democratic party in its essential ma
ture stands for peoples rights, con-
trasting with the republican party.
Both are popular institutions. Both
embody popular errors.
Thousands of republicans sincerely
desire reform; they would rather fol-
low their party in demanding reform
than in protecting abuses; but they
will follow it anyway. That is Bryan's
position exactly. Alas. how are the
mighty fallen!
We ought, then, to cultivate the re-
form element in both old parties. Draw
them into our party If we can; but at
the same time make reform ideas pop
ular even inside the old parties. That
sort of thing will not ultimately hurt
our party. and it will help our coun-
try.
| How can we cooperate with old par
ty reformers?
| First, by joining with them in nom
partisan effort. This may be either by
the formation Of non-partisan discus
sion meetings, or by inviting them into
lpopulist clubs, with the understanding
that when campaign comes on they
may go their own ways again if they
choose. But many of t1em will stay
populist.
Second, by endorsing individuals fay
Orable to reform on old party tickets
This must not be through any agree
ment with the democrats. 1t must bs
made plain that while helping some
individuals on the old party tickets
we openly aim to injure the parties
these individuals belong to- Whether
they welcome such aid or not, we need
not care. If we are impartial, and
can affect the result. it will attract
attention to our ideas, and draw votes
incidentally, it will be apt to create
Idissension in the old parties.
/ AS to the democrats having an or
ganization everywhere-so have the re-
publicanS. We can just as hopefully
use the latter as the former The coun-
4 ties in which the democratic party is
Iunqualifedly a reform party are prob
ably as few OF fewer than those in
which the populist party is already or
ganized. MARK FOSTER.
Washington, D. C.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29

and anarchy; because it has been held
up so long as being everything terri
Bile, that In the minds Of the multi
tudes of misled and unlearned voters
there has sprung up prejudice too
biased to be overcome.
Therefore it behooves us as sincere
reformers to bury our party and its
name, with ali its load 0f prejudice,
and come out under new banner
where all can stand, handicapped by
no prejudice and on equal footing with
them who malign and abuse us. Ii
we will do this. we can make fight
so swift and brilliant that we will
sweep the country in 1908.
Can we form new party where all
can stand? Yes Bryan is t1e only
obsacle in the way. and he can easily
be disposed of. And it will take
a little educating of the people to
show where he stands. Thomas e.
Watson has charged Bryan with be-
ing plutocratic, and he is certainly
justified in such charges and cOnclu-
sions. If Bryan is not plutocratic, why
is he thus aiding with plutocracy? It
charge populists with keeping OF striv-
| ing to keep the forces of reform divid-
ed. Indeed, the populist party is at
present the only tangible thing that
honest reformers can tie to.
Tie to Bryan Never! He submit
ted once to plutocracy. How do we
know that he will not submit again?
No true reformer can follow him. 1t
is up to him to follow the reformers.
If ne does not. he is a traitor to his
country, and I defy him to give an
explanation that will show otherwise.
Then let reformers unite on COM
mon ground under new party, adj
v0cating only the most practical rem
edies for the wrongs that exist, ap-
pealing to the honesty and brains OF
the American people and not to their
prejudices, and the wave Of reform
that will sweep the country will be
such that the antagonism of Bryan
would no more stay it than a peb.
BILE on the beach would hinder the ris-
ing tide. Yours very sincerely,
w. r. TWIFORD.
!! Lincoln, Neb.
| (Can new party antagonistic t.
1plutocracy be guaranteed against abuse
and ridicule and likened to socialism
and anarchy? Or can plutocracy bt
prevented from holding up as be-
ing everything terrible?" Can anybody
be deceived by changing a party name
without changing the party principles
Can any name be found less liable
to attack than. the simple name "peo.
pies party?" Where is the money t.
come from to- send men into every
: county Of the United States to fine
other men who will act as county com.
mitteemen, call conventions and or.
ganize new party? Is not the abuse
and ridicule directed at the principles
rather than the name of the peoples
party? Does anyone advocate changing
the principles of the peoples party
What other principles would be adopt
ed in their placer Ind.)
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-29
Hoods

Sarsaparilld enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the great
est curative and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. IL IS an dll-round
medicine, producing its UNI
equoIled effects BY purify
ing, VI lizing and enriching
the blood on which the
health and strength ofevery
Orgdn, bone and tissue de-
pend. Accept NO substi-
1ute for Hoods, but M
eist on having Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-08

Fairland woman Seeks Legal Re.
lease From Worthless Husband.

An action has been filed by Attor-
neY ]. B. Turner on s,shalf OF Editha
Mullen, Of FaiFIand, by which she
seeks a divorce from Marcus l.. Mullen
and the restoration Of her maiden
name, Editha Ritter.
This is the case Of where a young
woman made mistake In marrying
an employe Of government surveying
party who proved worthless and unable
or unwilling to support her.
The couple separated and Mullen
came to this city, as reported In the
ChieftaIn, and threatened her life If
she did not resume marital relations
with him. The woman Is said to be
very superior young lady Of splendid
education and refinement.
S. F. Parks has been appointed at
torney for the nonresident defendant.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-08

Prone TO the earth, let Labor bend,
The primal curse up5n his head;
With earth's unfliendly soil contend
In q precarous fight for bread.
What did ! say? A "primal curse 2
I'D fain that foolish word recall.
A thousand times our lot we're worse
Had we no work TO do at all.
Let thornsand thistles take the earth:
Though neither clothes, nor roof,
nor food,
In ages past, before our birth,
In love, God sowed them for our
good.
The sweat II cost 70 root them out
Might else stand pudding In our
veins.
TIN through the system microbes
sprout
And yegitate IN bolls and blalns-
Let sloth decline TO pay the tax;
A wasting rot preys on his bones;
His manhood, frail as tepid wax,
At last for such sin atones.
Then let me hear at break Of day,
Ere comfort wakes, the cocks shrill
horn,
And eager on my dewy way,
Make for the fields Of growing corn.
There with my hoe III wage a war
On brier, thorn and pesky thistle,
For that is what God made them for,
And fight for honest bread, aud
whistle.
While speculation lays his trap,
And watches daily where he laid il,
Until the loaf, with wonderous snap,
He yanks quite out the hand that
made IL.
Too-QUAs-TEE.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-08
BURLINGTON II
: IS EXCEPTED
Being a Cherokee Is not Com
PEELED TO Take mo Deal
ing" Oath.

The Interior Department some time
lgo promulgated a rule compelling all
employees engaged IA government
work in the Indian Territory to take
an oath that they are not speculating
0r dealing in Indian lands. IL was
I Hthis rule that caused the transfer from
'rams Bixby, as president Of the Coun-
TRY club, Of that organizations hold
Sngs at Fort Gibson. Many others ln-
|cluding Commissioner Needles sold
their holdings OF land, bank stock,
kksg., and retained their positions.
|Others resigned rather than to sell or
surrender their property.
The rule applies TO oil employees and
includes the Cherokee townsIte COM
mission. Commissioners Shipman and
'Higley have taken the oath and Com
missioner Burlington mas not.
The latter being a Cherokee explain
ed to Agent Shoenfelt that he, own
Ing lands, could not take the oath as
he must, IN the course Of business,
have some dealings with other Chero-
KEGS. The question was referred 20
the department at Washington. An
answer, IT Is said, has been received
that Commissioner Burlington need
not take the oath, an exception being
made Ia his case.
The government appears to deem
the question OF those In power deal
ing with Indians most important as
they demand a reiteration Of the oath
every time the monthly salaries are
paid.