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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
THAT FBLBGRAPHIC PLANK.
WAS 1T HERoIsM OR POLITICS,

WAS 1T HERoIsM OR POLITICS.
a Citizen Who 10 . s~eaer A fer Truth
Dfscsases the -. Louis Con ~easfon In
cident He THINKS the "siienf Candi-
date" shosid Have Declared Himself
Before the Convention Mex-Judxe
PARKER Needs . Platform Embody fax
His Views, or the Party Needs . C.ndi-
dste to Fit It's Piatform-
To the Editor of The Charlotte OBJ
server:
II am q looking for the truth and
not for "pie." In the matters Poll
teal am a student rather than q
"pie-hunter." Time was when
followed the pillow for the fodder.
The years behind me taught me
the folly of the mad chase. / may
own, too that when younger the
enthusiasm Of youth looked not for
truth outside Of partisan lore. The
sOberness which comes with the
strongly-shifting relations Of life's
experience enables one as he grows
older and steadieI to read ADD in
terpret more clearly and more fairly
the acts Of the fellow-man of what
soever creed or faith, at your feet,
Mr.. Editor, have sat every week
for twenty-five long years and with
the pride Of personal attachment 1
have watched and studied you as
you have grown older, better, fairer,
broader and vie / am now at
that point in life-private and
political-when it gives me little
whether you or you readers
agree with me in my inter, re tations
Of the spectacular climax of the st.
Louis convention. This much pure
~ by way of pr, face. that l may be
acquitted Of any motive other than
that of invoking the white light of
truth upon a transaction which is to
AXE its place in history under a
cloud Of mystery and suspicion.
Let me recall the details or facts in
is development. Months ago, Hon. (
Alton Brooks Parker took his place
full length ahead of all COMPETE
ors in the race for the presidential (
nomination. Day after day and
week after week the columns of the
laily and weekly press teemed with
he discussion of his personality,
lis availability, his views, his con-
and his record both private
nd public. County after county,
district after district and State after
state dropped into the Parker
olumn with ringing declarations
Ipon the money and other questions
# the hour. Meantime some of the
eaders of public thought inside of ,
lis party naturally became anxious ,
o learn and to know his views and
is convictions, if any he had. upon .
he more and vital issue of the ap- -,
roaching, campaign, and. in the !,
neantime, many of the leading ;
ewspapers of the country began to =
uggest and to demand that it was =
My fair to the people that the =
lent man of Esopus should let ,
hem know whether he was silver
;e or gold bug.
THE CANDIDATE SILENT.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
POLITICIAN OR HERO?

The play proceeds. The coura.
geous New Yorker is nominated.
The Bryan and Hearst cohorts are
demoralized by the unanimity and
enthusiasm. When this is done and
the last shadow of the possibility of
danger or opposition is removed
then the wire flashes with sthe mas
ter stroke" When it is too late
tor the convention to reverse itself
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
THE CANDIDATE SILENT.

Failing 70 evoke any response
from the silent candidate, an effort
was made by the press of the coun-
try to induce his sponsor, Mr.. David
Bennett Hill, to vouch for him.
The Democracy of the Empire State
N convention assembled, spoke and
'he country still hestitated to accept
It's utterances as the authorized views
If its daily accredited standard
bearer, Mr.. Bryan, the great Nebras-
Kan, who had twice led the Demo.
cratic hosts through stupendous
struggles assailed him through the
columns of The Commoner and on
he platform in his own State for
ack of candor and want of courage.
Mr. Hearst was marshalling his
orce and capturing conventions by
he ringing enunciation of his own
'iews upon the paramount question
# the hour.
On every editorial page from
Portland to Frisco the defeat of
Judge Parker by a combination of
he Bryan and Hearst forces was a
eading tonic. The possibility of
his combination was the night
mare which gave the Parker mana.
ers more than one sleepless night.
n this confusion, under this cloud |
f uncertainty, under these threat
ming circumstances, in utter dark
ess as to how or where Judge Par
er stood on the delicate and vital
uestions confronting it, the st. !
'ouis convention assembled in due
nd solemn form. In due time and
the orderly course of its proceed
1gs the committee on resolutions
Or platform) was appointed. Its
'ork began. It is fair to assume
nat the wire between st. Louis and
'sopus was kept hot whilst this
ommlttee was for many long hours
the throes of hot and hard con-
'st. At last its work was cempl sted
nd was known at Esopus before
ne convention had digested the '
rst plank. In the face of this and
18th knowledge of this the hero
Esopus permits Mr.. Littleton to
* for his nomination upon this
latform. To have spoken then
have submitted then by wire his
Did plank-would have meant or
light have meant the threatened
of the Bryan and
-earst forces. It was the play of a
to keep quiet then but
as 1t the part of a statesman-al
aro?
POLITICIAN OR HERO?
The play proceeds. The coura-f
,OnS Nouy Vo~l-o. |
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06

somewhat sullenly. Then he
lowered his face again and, as
was his custom when given tc
thought, removed his pipe from
mouth and gazed intently down.
ward.
There is several kinds of fun,
my son, and no two men scale
sem alike. Some men git fun
out Of a session of prayer and a
funeral blowout, and more think
fun is hid in a fiddle or jammed
in a bottle. But a feller who
can talk about fun when the
weather is like this and forty
miles of dew drops in front Of
us, say, he ought to go out alone
somewhere and start adesert
You make me think of a feller /
seed at S]abtown once. Old man
lsaacs was pinched for tress.
passing and the states handy
man was taking him away. Old
Isaacs was swearing like a team.
ster, his boy was praying like he
had the Group and his woman
was crying and shaking out her
hair. A young feller came along,
looked around with question in
his eye and finally he stepped
up to Mrs. Isaacs and asked very
respectful like, SAY, old lady,
what's the joker"
Silence ensued for a long time.
Pete began unlacing his boots.
'"Talking about funny things,
maybe you might see more tim.
Der in that affair Of Mrs. Roots
that lived nigh Boomville. She
was up to snuff and real heart
smasher with the boys. Two or
three fellers were hanging
around to tell her how to wear
her hair. She had worthless
husband out west somewhere.
One day news came that he was
wearing a coffin. Sid Gaylor
heard the news and tore his coat
gitting out to Mrs. Roots. 4
want you to marry me- he yelled
soon as he sighted the widow.
She smiled sadly like wet hen.
You are little late, says she f.
nally, I've promised Dick-he
just came with the telegram. :"
l laughed freely at this new
version Of a standard joke, and
Pete eyed me quizzingly.
II heard that and grinned, but
I haven't thought Of it since,'' y
mused Pete as he unfolded his
blankets. ''Some men like that
kind of fun and some want a joke
that you haye to study out and
think over and sit up at night
with, like it was a sick horse or a
best girl. AS for me, am poor
Judge of sound 2 by 4 timber
but [ can pick out sound tree,
fit fer dimensions, every time.
I'm ignorant and a little loony,
yet Ioften wake up at night and
snort like a moose when [ think
of that young feller, coming to a
house of weeping and mourning
and asking: Say, old lady, what
is the joker
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06

WANTED For u. S. army able
bodied, unmarried men be-
tween ages of 81 and IS, citi-
zens of United States, of
good character and temperate
habits, who can speak, read
and write English. For in
formation apply to Recruiting
Officer, Miles block, Bemid i.
Minnesota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06

IT IS a popular but erroneous
supposition that a surplus of adj
pose tissue is not conductive to
celebrity of movement. Show us
the bloated corporation that can
not dodge taxation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06
FoR SALE.
FOR SALE-Pine land. 22O
Lowell block, Duluth.

FOR SALE Second hand boilers
and engines, suita BILE for saw
mill purposes. B. J. Swed-
back.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06

FOR SALE Rubber stamps.
The Pioneer will procure any
kind of a rubber stamp for
you on short notice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06

! + {fS$ i ! 6 COUNTRY i \ / Z !;

=
The Frazee News has been
frozen out.
The story that Vining will
have a new town hall is no grape
vine report.
Morrison county is paying
$500 per month to keep the wolf
from the door.
The new Red Wing Daily
News has not winged it's flight
thus far north as yet, worse
luck.
Fine grist of Scandinavian
poetry in the Grand Rapids Her
aid Review. At least it looks
fine to us.
Between Dowie and Booker
Z. Washington Blackduck is
pretty we'll advertised from
ocean to ocean.
Osakis will let out a couple feet
Of it's lake and plant a couple
thousand more acres of fine ag-
ricultural lands next fall.
''The transplanting of trees is
one kind of shady transaction
that should be encouraged, :"
thinks the Crookston Times.
The Warren Sheaf man wants
to be in on the democratic har-
vest-the postmastership of the
house would just about suit
him.
The man who is not mentioned
for governor for two years hence
is the exception that proves the
rule thinks the Duluth News
Tribune.
"When your political friends
desert you, then the widow will
take you up,0 Editor Verity's
marriage moves the Cass Lake
Times to declare.
Since they refuse to work after
Hoo p. NJ, Miss Mary Nc
Fadden thinks that Wadena bar
bers must think it is bad form
to scrape an acq uaintance at so
late an hour.
The newspapers might forget
to abuse each other for a brief
Christmas season. The county
printing little later will give
them abundant opportunity to
even up.
Here is nice warm ray from
the Gully Sunbeam: "The demo-
cratic party in Red Lake is liable
to get a set back in the next cam
paign when the eleven towns on
the Red Lake reservation get a
turn at the bat. =
The Walker Pilot thinks that
S35 per acre is a high price for
lands around Blackduck. The |
Pilot should steer course
straight north and see some of
the finest agricultural lands in
the whole north country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06
BACKWOODS
s. X e 2 g Fl IS
By A. M. dREEL

We had smoked our pipes IN
silence half an hour. The chilly
night air had ''housed in" our
conversation, and the solemn
tick-tack of the autumn rain was
not conducive to a flow Of words.
''Pete, = says I suddenly,
"Whatis the funniest thing that
you have experienced in this
north country the thing that
tickled you the most?''
Cut-foot looked at me long and.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT Seven rooms, fur
nished or unfurnished. In
quire up stairs over L. J. Ma
theny's billiard hall.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06
A. Niggardly Policy.

1t is announced that the north.
ern Minnesota representatives
and senator's will ask the legisla
ture this winter for an approria-
tion Of 100000 for drainage.
The great trouble in securing
the legislation for state drainage
that is absolutely demanded for
the proper development of north
ern Minnesota arises from the
fact that we ourselves do not ap-
preciate the greatness of our
need. The man who measures
the need of the north country for
drainage by 100000 has no true
conception whatever Of the situa-
tion.
One man, the late lamented
W. r. Street Of this city, had
true conception of what drainage
means for the north country,
Mr.. Street set the needs of the
north country at nothing less
than $1,0O0,000 in four biennial
appropriations.
GiYe US the million. The north
needs it and the state will profit
many millions by it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06

WANTED-At once for log haul
ing at Kerrick, Mimi, heavy
four horse teams with harness
equipment and teamsters. Ap-
ply to Atwood Lumber Co.,
Willow River, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06
e.s. CO... PIONEER e,::.. y:
ws. WANT COLUMN Than
HELP WANTED.

WANTED - Girl at Brinkman
Hotel at once.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06

SENATOR CLAPP's support ap-
pears to be of this kind: 81 am
going to vote for Senator Clapp. =
Judge Gilfllan's support appears
to be of this kind: 'sI haye heard
of a fellow who is going to an
nounce next week that he will
vote for Judge Gilfllan.'
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06
Railroads for the North
Country.


Country.
It is of course but matter of
time when northern Minnesota
must be as literally supplied
with railroads as is the southern
part of the state and there is
every evidence that the next few
years will be important ones in
railway construction at this end
of the state. Since the building
of the Great Northern to Duluth
the most important railway en-
terprise in northern Minnesota
has been the coming Of the 500.
There can now be no question
that the 500 has perma-
nently entered the north and
that it will contest with the
Great Northern and the North
ern Pacific for ever bit of the
business of this section and that
it will actively vie with these
roads in the development of the
great area at this end of the
state.
The 500 is complete to Winni.
peg, but this is only beginning.
It is already building west into
Dakota. It must soon have a
direct line from the great wheat
fields of the Red river valley to
Duluth. In time it will run line
from Thief River Falls to Kooch-
iching and from Koochiching to
Duluth. The 500 is out for the
business of the rapidly develop
ing north country and it's rivals
will have to make haste.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06

FOR SALE Six room residence,
two blocks from business cen
ter, price 500, part cash, terms
for balance. A snap if taken at
once. Phone 274 or address p.
O. Box 573.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-12-06

WANTED First class cook
Qady) and assistant (man) want
work in lumber camp stating
number of men employed, and
wages paid to cook and cookee.
Address D. Sutherland, Cart
wright, Manitoba.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court for Cecil
County was in regular session at
Elkton,, on the 18th and 14th insts.
Sundry claims against estates of
deceased persons were duly exam
ined and passed.
Bonds approved-Bond of Mary
e. Sentman, executrix of Savilla
A. Watson; bond of Henry l..
Constable, guardian of Bertha
Blake.
Accounts passed-First and final
account of Hugh G. Montgomery,
executor Of Sarah A. Montgomery;
third account of James A. Boulden,
executor of David Palmer; twenty
eighth account of FL. H. Haines,
executor of Eli Hurford.
Court adjourned to meet in regu
lar session in January next.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Resinol Art Calendar.

The new Resinol Art Calendar
for 1905 is one of the most beau
tiful calendars ever issued. Six
sheets of heavy enameled paper
contain on one side six beautiful
color designs of babies and children,
while on the reverse sides are
depicting child life, with
spaces for the notation of baby's
"sayings and dOings." Sent post
paid by the RESINOL CHEMICAL
COMPANY of Baltimore, Md, for
two wrappers from Resinol Soap, or
one wrapper and 10 cents; or for 40
cents a calendar and a cake of
Resinol Soap will be sent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Swindlers Exposed.

Two men representing themselves
as agents of the Penn. Museum
and School of Industrial Art can
vassed Port Deposit a few days ago
for portraits, which were to be en-
larged and framed at a nominal
cost, small collection being made
at the time the order was taken,
the scheme being to charge and
collect an exorbitant price for the
frame when the work was cOmplet
ed. This old chestnut was worked
to the Queens taste in this neigh
borhood some years ago, as certain
of our readers have cause to remem
ber, and Miss Ella r. Haines, of
Rising Sun, who happened to be
one of the parties solicited for an
order at Port Deposit, wrote to the
Art School inquiring concerning
the "agents." She received reply
stating that the men were in no
way connected with the School,
which was responsible for no orders
solicited by them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Circuit Court.
December Term Convenes At Elk
ton On Monday.
HOLLAND AND Hoops INDICTED.

The December term of the Cir
cult Court for Cecil County con.
vened at Elkton Monday morning,
with Judges Pearce and Martin ON
the bench. Judge Pearce in his
charge to the grand jury stated that
the nvestigation of the Constable
murder was the most important
business that would be brought to
their attention, and cautioned them
from finding true bill unless they
were satisfied that the same evi.
dence as presented before them
would warrant a conviction in the
lower court. The State summoned
a large number of witnesses in the
Constable case to appear before the
grand jury.
F. Ambrose Price, of Earleville,
was chosen foreman of the grand
jury, the following being the Jurors
for this term of court:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Died OF His Injuries.

Walter L. Phillips, formerly OF
this neighborhood, who was injur
ed in collision of a trolley car and
freight engine, at grade crossing
at Niagara Falls, as mentioned in
our issne of last week, died of his
injuries at a hospital in that city
on Sunday, 18th inst. The young
man was employed. as motorman
on trolley line and the accident
which resulted in his death occur
red late at night. 1t is charged
the watchman at the railroad
crossing was asleep at his post, and
there being no signal displayed
the car was not stopped, with the
result that it was run down by the
engine just as it got upon the track.
The circumstances surrounding
Mr.. Phillips death are particularly
sad, as he had but recently pur
chased a house and partially fur.
'nished 1t in preparation for his
approaching marriage,
The deceased was 81 years of
age, and is survived by two sisters
and two brothers. The remains
were brought to Rising Sun on
Tuesday evening, and the funeral
vill be held Friday, 10th inst,
with services at West Nottingham
Friends Meeting House, at one
O'Clock p. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Rural Free Delivery For School
Children.

A "rural free school delivery"
of children is now in effect in
Talbot county, having been put in
operation at Tunis Mills, Miles
River Neck. A man has been en-
ployed who calls at the homes
where children live a distance from
the school house, transports them
to school and in the afternoon re-
turns them to their homes. By
this means many children who
were unable to attend school be-
cause OF the long distance are now
enabled to do so. This experiment
has proven a success and will IN
doubtedly be followed up by the
other districts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Winter I!

Saturdays snow storm lasted all
day, about eight inches falling, and
winter has evidently closed in on
us to stay. The thermometers in
town got down near the zero mark
on Sunday morning and it has re
manned steadily cold all week. The
snow has been we'll packed on ali
the roads and the result is excel
lent sleighing, the fortunate pos.
SCISSORS of sleighs indulging in the
exhilarating sport to their hearts
content. The keen air and music
of the bells puts new life into even
the sedate old family horse, trans
forming him into a prancing and
spirited highstepper. The ice
harvesters are making preparations
to lay in their store for next sum
mer, while the householder looks
anxiously at his coal bin with its
rapidly diminishing supply of fuel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Sixth District Auxiliary Committee
of Union Hospital.

A number of ladies of the Sixth
Dist. interested in the furtherance
of the proposed Union Hospital, to
be located at Elkton, have organ
lied an Auxiliary Committee to
assist in raising funds for this very
laudable purpose. At a meeting
of those interested, held on Friday
afternoon last at the residence of
DIR. G. S. Dare, the committee was
divided into two parts, one repre-
senting Rising Sun and vicinity,
the other West Nottingham, it be-
ing the purpose of the two bodies
TO work in conjunction with each
other.
The Rising Sun committee is
composed of the following ladies;
Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue, prest.; Mrs.
Edwin Haines, Mrs. A. L. Duyck-
inck, Mrs. Albert l., Burlington,
Mrs. Wayne Reynolds, Mrs. H. j.
Efling, Mrs. VIM. Clifford, Mrs. H.
l.. Worthington, Mrs. C. S. Pyle,
Mrs. Nellie Wagner, Miss Grace
A. Wilson, Miss Mary Brumfeld.
Those composing the West Not
tingham committee are: Mrs. Fan
ME Crothers, Mrs. W. r. Cameron,
Mrs. r. X. Rawlings, Mrs. Ernest
Rowland, Mrs. G. w. Reynolds,
Mrs. Samuel ID. Fryer, Mrs. Yves.
ley w. Nickle, Mrs. Robert. T..
Cameron, Mrs. Robert Aiken, Mrs.
Ellen Tosh, Miss Rosa Caldwell,
Miss Louella Maxwell, Miss Re
beeca Gillespie.
The West Nottingham committee
met for organization yesterday
afternoon, while the Rising Sun
committee will meet Immediately
after the Detective Association din
ner, on Saturday, January z.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Anti-SaIoon League.

The annual convention of the
Maryland Anti-Saloon League was
held Dec. 8, at Eutaw Street M. E.
Church, Baltimore, and elected the
following officers: President, Rev.
DR.. Henry Branch; Vice Prests.,
Jonathan K. Taylor, D. 81. Carroll
and A. Lincoln Dryden; Secretary
and Treasurer, John J. Cornell;
Superintendent, @. A. Grise.
Resolutions were adopted con-
demning the liquor traffic and urg-
ing the admission of Indian Terri
tory into the Union as State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Orphans Court-pedrson Wildman
Declared Legally Dead.

The Orphans Court for Cecil
County was in special session on
Tuesday, Dec. 6, when the bond OF
George Q. Biddle, Sheriff of Cecil
County, for $4,000, was approved.
The sureties are John E. Alex
ander, Henry Vinsinger, L. M,
Haines and Harvey H. Mackey.
The Court then took up the
petition of George A. Blake in the
matter of the estate of Pearson E.
Wildman. Mrs. Georgeanna Zebley,
"a sister; j. Il. Zebley and William
G. Walters, brothers-in-law, and
George A. Blake testified as to the
allegations in the petition as to the
disappearance of Mr.. Wildman,
after which the Court passed an
order declaring the said Pearson E.
Wildman to be judicially deter
mined to be dead, and that his
will be admitted to probate in the
usual form.
Pearson E. Wildman left his
home near Appleton several years
ago, to visit relatives at Will
mington, and Notwithstanding the
most thorough search no trace has
since been found of him or his
whereabouts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
Officers Elected.

National Lodge, l. o. o. F., oil
Elkton, has elected the following
officers for the ensuing term: Noble
grand, G. G. Strickland; vice
grand, Howard Vincent; past
grand, 81. Winfield Lewis; repre-
sentative to Grand Lodge, FL. d.
Lee; secretary, P. NJ. Groves; per
manent sec, M. R. Gilpin; treas,
George McQuilkin; trustees, j. j.
Minister, Ricketts, Nelson, P. M.
Groves, Harry Wright, HI. I.
Alexander.
The stockholders of the United
Fire Brick Co. met on Monday at
their Office in North East, and elect
ed the following officers for the en-
suing year: A. w. Perkins, Rut-
land, VT; d. A. Klein, Baltimore,
Nd; w. l.. Coudon, Elkton, Md.
A. c. Cameron, North East, Md;
@. P. BARLEY, Rutland, VT: The
directors organized by eleeting A.
w. Perkins, president; ID. A.
Klein, vice president; Wilson L.
Condor, secretary, and G. P. Bart
ley, treasurer and general manager.
The stockholders of the Scott
Fertilizer Company, met at the
company's Office Elkton, on Tues
day and elected the following Board
of Directors for the coming year:
Jesse Hilles, Baltimore; j. H.
Steele and II Ii. Brady, Chesa-
peake Cityj w. H. Mackall, F.
r.. Scott, Charles B. Finley, Elk
ton; and G. B. Schooley, Philada.
Mr.. Finley will succeed the late
John S. Writ as Secretary. The
company declared dividend of 6
per cent on its preferred and 4 per
cent on its common stock.