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The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Department of Agriculture.

"The Apartment of agriculture las grown into an educational institution with a fac ulty of 2o00 specialists making research into all the sciences of production. The congress appropriates directly and indi- rect.y, $600O.0oO annually to carry on this work II reaches every state and territory in the union and the is.anGs of the sea late ,y come under our flag Cooperation is had with the state experiment stations and witE many other institutions and indiyid- uais. The world is carefully searched for new varieties of grains. fruits. grasses vegetables trees and shrubs suitable to various localities in OUT eoantry; and marked benefit 10 our producers has re- suited
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Suit for Personal pamanes.

Adam Schmuck has filed suit at Little Rock against the electric street railway company for $10,O0O damages for injuries received when wagon in which he was driving across the track was struck by a car He re ceived injuries which came very near proving fatal and for several weeks his condition was such that it was not believed he would recover.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
THE LAKE CASE IS SET FOR DE
 CEMeER 17.
EVENTS 0F 4 WEEK BRIEFLY CHRONlClED
Gov. Davis Appoints L. z. Bowling As sessor of Hampstead County and Y. E. Goodwin Treasurer of Union County
sharps Work Georgia Farmer.

T. ]. Williams, farmer late of For sythe, Ga. was buncoed out of $500 while on a Rock Island train en route with his family to Hickory, L T., where he intended to make his home
 When the train stopped at Argenta two men near Williams seat got into an argument over goods alleged to have been shipped by one, for which the other, who claimed to be the agent, demanded freight charges. The al legged merchant said he had nothing but draft on a Chicago bank for $500 and asked the farmer if he would ad- vance $500 and hold the check until be could get it cashed Williams agreed and the men left the train. The train pulled out without the two men and when 1t had made the belt of the city, Williams became uneasy at having as he supposed $500 of the mans $ money and got off to hunt him to return it.
 When he told his story he was in- formed that he had been buncoed and that tine check was worthless After vainiy trying to find the men. he took the next train west, having told his family to wait for him at Holdenyille
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08

"There is TO danger of having too many immigrants of the right kind. Il makes no difference from what country they come
 If they are sound In body and in mind. and
 above ali. if they are of good character so that we can rest assured that .helr chil- dren and grandchildren will be worthy fe.- low citizens of our children and grand
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08

Circuit Judge Grace, of Jefferson county. in passing sentence on four negroes. said there was too much crime among the race and it was time to call a halt.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Encampment of state Guard

N Jonesboro is making an effort to secure the 1905 encampment of the Arkansas State Guard, which will be held in September. The last eacamp. ment was held in Hot Springs Col w. K .Surridge. of Black Rock an officer of the guard, favors Jonesboro and will champion the cause of that city
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08

The safe in the store of J. D. Spen. cer. at Marmaduke. was dynamited by robbers, but only s12O was SC cured
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Irrigation.

During the two and half years that have elapsed since the passage of the reclamation act rapid progress has been made in the surveys and examinations of the opportunities fir reclamation in the 13 states and three territories of the arid west. Construction has already been be- gun on the largest and most important of the irrigation works. and plans are be ing completed for works which will util- tl.n flln.l.. l1.. i-..L-.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Rebates.

Above aH else, We must strive to keep the highways of commerce open to all on equal terms; and to dc this II is ueces- safy 10 put a complete stop to all re bates. Whether the shipper or the rail road is to blame makes no difference; the rebate must be stopped, the abuses of the private ear and private terminal track and side-track systems must be stopped, and the legislation Of the Fifty eighth congress which declares l. to b unlawful for any person or corporation to offer grant. give, solicit, accept or receive any rebate. concession CT discrim- nation in respect of the transportation Of any property ia interstate or foreign commerce whereby such property shall by any device whatever be transported at less rate than that named in the tariffs published by the carrier must be en- forced. In my judgment the most important legislative act now need ed regards the regulation of corp1ra- u9as is this act ta confer on the inter- state commerce commission the power To revise rates and regulations, tine revfsed rate to zaNonce go into effect. and to stay in effect Bless and until the court of re- view revcrses it. Steamship companies en- gagged ia interstate commerce and protected in our coastwise trade should be he'd 10 a strict observance of the interstate com yf1erro
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Other Matters.

stringent employers, liability law is
 Sass government cannot discriminate agaIast nonunion enpteNes. and suggests icsts5 5atiGn 10 prevent Eanl ing of letter carriers t0 defeat con gressmen who refuse 10 promise to aid tEem
 investigation of ehis1 labor and enid labor legis5ation Is urged.
 Need for d systematic investigation into and improving of housing conditions in Washington is suggested. Compulsory school 4aw for city urged
 saws limits of Yellowstone park should .bezcxtended and tkat canyon of he Colorado should be mace a national Eark
 Progress ef Indians towards civilization has been satisfactory
 Saws consular service needs improveH cnt ard recommends substitution Of salaries for fees
 president calls attention to extravaganza in printing government publications and says amount could be decreased by al least ane-half without harm.
 Law recommended against bribery and corruption in federal elections.
 Seclares work of upDuilding the Amer icaa navy should be continued
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08

William Redwood, the negro ar rested at Little Rock in connection with the death of Tom Potter, was re leased from custody.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Currency.

"The attention of the congress should He especially given to the currency que stIou. ard that the standing committees on ;Ee matter ln the two houses eEalAeI With the duty. take up the matter ot our currency and see whether it is nat rossih.e to secure aa agreement in the hus.roas world for lettering the system; the committees should consider the question If the rcttro- meut of tEe gfeenbaens and tAe problem of securing in our currency such elasticity IS is consistent With safety Every si.4er d64.ar should he mace by iaT Hedeemab= c 5n god at the option of the h0sGer
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
The Philippines.

In the Philippine Islands there has been during the past year a continuation of
 the steady progress which has obtained ever since our troops definitely got the upper hand of the insurgents. The Phil | ippine people. or, to speak more accur- atelX, the many tribes, and even races. sundered from one another more or less sharply. who go to make up the people
 of the Philippine islands. contain many elements of good, and some clements which We have d right to hope stand for progress Al present they are utterly incapable of existing in independence at all OF of building up a civilization of | their own. firmly believe that can help them to rise higher and higher in | tEe scale of civilization and of capacity for self-governmeut and | most earnest | lY hope that in the end they will be able to stand. fl not entirely alone. yet in | some such relation to the United States
 as cuba now stands. This end is not yet | .u sight, and it may be indefinitely post | poned if our people are foolish enough to
 turn the attention Of the Filipnes away l from the problems of achieving moral and material prosperity. of working for
 d stable, orderly and just government. | and toward foolish and dangerous in- | trigues for a complete independence for
 which they are as yet totally unit.
 "On the other hand our people must ! keep steadily before their minds the fact | that the justification for our stay in the Philippines must ultimately rest chiefly | upon the good We are able to do In the | islands l do not overlook the fact that l in the development of our interests In the Pacific ocean and along it's coasts. | the Philippines have played and will play
 an important part. and that our interests ! have been served in more than one way | by the possession of the islands But our
 chief reason for continuing to hold them must be that ought in good faith to try to do our share of the worlds
 work and this particular piece Of work ] has been imposed upon Us by the results 1 of the war with Spain.
 Every measure taken concerning the
 islands should be taken primarily with view to their advantage. We should cer-
 ta.nly give them lower tariff rates on | their exports to the United States; if this is not done il will be a wrong 10 ex-
 tend our shipping laws to them earn eguy hope tor the immediate enactment ! mo law of the legislation now pending
 to encourage American capital to seek l investment tn the islands in railroads in
 factories. ta plantations, and in lumber l ins aad m!n.u-.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08

Harrisburg now reports the cab bage snake scare
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
The Postal Service.

"ln the post office department the service has Increased in efficiency. and conditions as To revenue and expenditure continue sat isfaatcrY The increase of revenue curing tEe year was $9.5aS. S.fSif h or 6-9 per CeHt.. tGr total receipts amounting to Sl43 3S2 ; s44St The expenditures werc Siaa 3G2 l'6 70 ah increase of about nine per eea.5 over .hc previous year being thus SS.a,9. .S5 in ox- cess Of the current revenue lre!uGed iE these expenditures was q total appropfia- ton of $l2,s5G,fS7 g. for tEe continuation and extension Of the rural free de.iyery service. which was an inercase of sig 2 2@7 S5 over tEe amount expcrded for this purpose ia the nraHa8Ing ES.aL Naar
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08

quateiy with these great corporations To try to deal with tbem in an incorporate, destructive or Gcmagosie spirit would, ia all probability, mean that nOtEing what ever would be accomplished, and with ab- soiute certainty that if anything Wc:e ae= compiisEed it would be of a harmful na- tufe. The American people reed 10 con unuc to show the very qualities that they have shoWp-that is moderation good sense, the earnest desire to avoid doing any damage, and yet the quiet Getermir ation 10 proceed, step by step, without ha,t and without hurry fiji eliminating OF at least "a minimizing whatever of mischief or of evil thCre Is to Interstate commerce in ttC con duet of great corporations. TheS are act ing in no spifi, Of hostility to wealth either individual CT corporate. They are not against the rich man any more than against the poor man. on the contrary, they are friendly alike toward rich man and toward poor man, provided oriy that each acts in q spirit of justice and dcCeuCX toward his fellows Great corporations are neces- sarS and only men of great and singular mental power can manage such corpora u5ts suceeSsfufS and such men must have great rewards. But these corporations should be maEase4 with due regard 10 tke interest of the pubic as q whole. Where this can be done under the present laws il must be done Where these laws come short others should be enacted to supple ment them.
 Yet We must never forget the Getermin- ing factor in every kind of work Of head or hand, must be the mans own good sense courage and kindiiness More important than any legislation Is the gradual growth of q feeling of responsibility and forbear- anee among capitalists and wage workers alike; a feeling of respect on the part of each man for the rights of others; feel ing of broad community of interest, not . .a affaff lfTT sal ix-fa- and of wage workers among themselves but of capitalists and wage workers in their relations to each other and of both in their relations to their fellows who with them make up the body polite. There are many captains of industry, many labor leaders
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Forests and Forest Reserves.

"It is tie cardinal principe of the forest reserve policy Of this administration that the reserves are for use. Whatever in- terferes with the Use Of their resources is 10 be avoided by every possible means But these resources must be used in such way as To make them permanent.
 Forest reserves are created fer two principal purposes he says ito preserve tie water suppiy and to preserve the tim ber supply for various c.asses of wood users" and he recommends that "all the forest work of the government should be concentrated in the department of agricul- ture, where the larger part of that work is already done, where practically all of the trained foresters of the government are employed where chiefly in Washing on there is comprehensive first-hand knowl- edge of the problems of the reserves ae- quired on the ground. where al problems relating to growth from tie soil are al ready gathered and where all the sciences auxiliary 10 forestry are q hand for prompt ..44t fit..a f9V
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Iono Ran0e 1fore=
Byt.B. RICHARDS,

Section .niToCtOr. [ N Weather Bureau, Little Rock Ark
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Merchant Marine.
Immigration and Naturaliza tion.

"I especially eomme#l to your immediate | attention the e1couragemeEt of our ner- l chant nnrine by anpr0prlate IeelsLatinn
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08

Edward G. Holtzman, priDter, died in Little Rock of pneumonia
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Corporations.

When we come to deal with great cor porations the need for the government 10 act directly is far greater than in the ease of labor, because great corporations can become such on.y by engaging in interstate commerce. and interstate commerce is De- cu.iar.y the fie.f of the general govern ment It IS an absurdity to expect to elm mate the abuses in great corporations by state action. II is difficult to be patient with an argument that such matters should
 be left to the states, because more than
 one state pursues the policy of creating on easy terms corporations which are never operated within that state at all. but il! other states whose laws they ignore The national government alone can deal aoe-
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-08
Bureau of Corporations.

.The bureau of corporations has made careful preliminary investigation of many important corporations II vii make q special report on the beef industry. He urges that the congress carefully consider whether the power of the bureau of cor porations cannot eonstitutional!y te eX- tended to cover interstate transactions i'll iuS4lr.pea
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-08

The Center township Sunday school
convention will be held Wednesday,
Sept. 2e, at Mount Olive church. five
miles east of Plymouth.
Frank Henderson will deliver tenn
perance lecture at the German Bap-
fist or Dunkard church in West town.
ship Tuesday evening. Sept. IL. He
is legless man but is fire speaker
and everybody is cordially invited.
Admission free.
The commissioners have been in
session this week, but the record is
not made up and we cannot give par
ticulars. But little business of i'm
portance, except the appointment OF
election inspectors was considered.
The selection of inspectors is the last
work of the session and we can not
give their names until our next issue.
This is the season for family reun-
ions. There were 125 persons present
at the Davis reunion at Maxinkuckee.
sixty members of the CaStleman family
at their reunion and 146 members OF
the Hess family at their reunion near
Milford. The Listenberger Snyder
reunion at Culver brought out 200
mem bers of those families.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-08
! 3 LOCAL NEWS 3


Mrs. Alma Sellers Of Bremen, went
to Donaldson to visit over Sunday.
Mrs. Olive Purkey of Idaho. is VS.
iting relatives and friends In this
county.
Harry Swindell came down from
Kalamazoo, Friday for visit of one
day only.
The schools of Center, German and
North townships open Monday, Sept
ember II.
Miss Lottie Logan has returned to
Lapaz after a visit with relatives and
friends here.
Oscar Cline of Bremen and Miss
Pearl Eslinger were married Wednes-
day, August 81.
Roscoe Daum, Ralph and Harry
Sells have returned to Chicago after
vacation of two weeks.
Miss Geneva McCrory will teach at
Indiana Harbor the ensuing year She
left for that city today.
Over 100, 600 men have been killed
or wounded in the great battles in the
vicinity of Port Arthur.
Miss Ida Boyer, of Geneva, ILL.,, is
visiting her cousin Miss Delmina And
erson, and other relatives here.
Miss Inez Windbigler has returned
from Winona where she has been en-
ployed for almost three months.
Mrs. Clarence Winget has returned
to her home in Fort Wayne after d
visit of two weeks with relatives he
Mrs. George Werner CT this city,
and Miss Olive Purkey of Idaho, went
to Logansport to visit relatives.
Mrs. w. S. Parker, whose husband
died near Inwood ten days ago, has re-
turned to her old hume at Aurora, Ill.
Miss Ina McCurdy has returned &c
her home at Lima. Ohio, after visit
Of three weeks with relatives il this
city.
A monument designed to conmem-
crate the Pigeon Roost massacre will
be dedicated at Scottsburg, Ind,
October l..
Prof. Lertz has returned to his
home in Michigan after a visit of sew
eral weeks with his mother and sister
in this city.
The ProhIbitlonists are preparing to
take poll of the state, If tney take
a complete poll they will find that it
is not small Job.
The melon season. is now in its
prime. The home grown fruit, which
has no superior anywhere. is just be-
ginning to come into market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Carothers OF
North township have gone TO Ohio for
visit of ten days in the vicinity of
their old home near Kenton.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-08
Hows Thisl

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that canret be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Go. Toledo. 0.
We, the undersigned, have known +. )
Cheney for the last 10 years and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to
carry out any oblit ations made by their
firm.
WAIDING KINNAM s. MARVIN Whole
sale Druggists. Toledo. Q.
Hall g Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and muc'
GUS surfaces Of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 70 cents per bottle Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for const'pa
tioa.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-08

Five Kosciusko county democrats
attended the congressional convention
at South Bend.
j. Gordon of Argos has position
with the national republican commit
tee at Chicago.
The first day of September as
much warmer than the majority Of
days in August this year.
Mrs. NJ. J. Harsch has gone to Fort
Wayne for visit of several days with
her daughter, Mrs. Claude Reubelt.
Ernest Marsh of West township has
secured employment with the Stude-
bakers at South Bend and moved his
family there Saturday.
Miss Ella Conklin OF FIT. Wayne,
aged 30 years, is just learning to walk
AT the age of five years her back was
injured by fall and she has remained
in bed since that time,
The annual genera; conference of
the Brethren church was in session at
Winona last week. All the leading
preachers of that denomination in the
United States were there,
b. F. Cole of Harrisburg, Ark, is
visiting his uncle. d. G. Cole in this
city. He has been a resident of Ark
ansas for eighteen years. going there
from North Liberty when he was ten
years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Leland of Rut-
land called at our Office last week to re-
new their subscription. Mr.. Leland
has taken this paper since the first is
sue of the Plymouth Banner, over
fifty years ago.
Miss Ellie Truax has gone to Utica,
ILL.,, to commence her third year as
teacher in the schools of that city.
Her mother, Mrs. Ziba Truax, accom-
panied her as far as Hobart where she
will visit relatives.
There were two big reunions in Gen.
ter township Thursday. The Jacoby
+, reunion at the John Jacoby farm just
east of this city and the Burden FAM
y reunion at the Elmer Wilson farm
/ four miles southeast of the city.
Daniel Senour with his mother and
sister have gone to Lafayette to reside
while Dan takes the full four years
course at Purdue. The whole family
will be much missed In Plymouth, but
the good wishes of everybody 60 with
them.
This season has been one of so many
surprises, such frequent variations
from the usual conditions, that even
professional weather prophet must
feel that he IS risking his reputation
when be ventures prediction for the
coming mOnbu.
Rev. j. E. Pressnall has returned
from the Wesleyan Methodist confer
ence at Paramount and reports that be
has been appointed to the charges at
Bourbon and North Liberty. Rev. j.
j. Coleman will be the preacher for
the Plymouth circuit.s
/ People who visit Plymouth are sur
prised at the great improvement made
in this city during the past two years.
Our beautiful paved streets, many
miles of stone and cement sidewalks,
new business rooms and residences
and improvements every where have
made Plymouth one of the prettiest
cities in the state.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-08
Ube Urtbune.
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UNE must be in before Tuesday noon to in
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-08

The report Of DR.. q. A. Brooke at
the M. E. church Sunday morning
showed the financial affairs of the
church in this city in the best condi-
tion they have been for long time.
Almost 81. 900 were collected the past
year aside from the salary to pay of
debts and for the various benevolences
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Leland arrived
from Los Angeles, California last Sat-
urday evening for visit with Mr.. lie.
land IS sister, Mrs. Miriam Marsh, his
brother, J. w. Leland and other rela.
tives and friends in this county where
he was born. The Leland's were pic.
neers of the county and no county has
any better citizens.
Plymouth's new city officers were
installed Monday night and we now
have Mayor Logan, Clerk Weber,
Treasurer VanGilder and Marsha
Glass. We hope they will prove to bs
officials who will not utterly disregard
their official oaths. Down at st. Louis
q democrat decided that 1t was All
duty to enforce the laws and he die
enforce them. This is regarded a.
such strange procedure that he il
talked about all over the United
States and has beer nominated fol
Igorarnor.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-09-11

Nels. P. Nilsson, former resident OF
Carson Valley, died at Verdi the other
day.
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