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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

Wynne there would have been no post
al investigation and if it had not been
for his stubborn persistence after the
investigation began it would not have
gone so far as it did and would have
not uncovered the full extent of the
rascality of Beavers, Machen and their
81 ociates.
~ 1t was Wynne's representations to
le president that first drew the presi-
Jent's attention to the condition of af-
fairs in the department, and it was
Wynne's revelations to the postmaster
general which first brought him to a
realization of what was going on
among his subordinates.
Mr.. Bristow happened to be the
fourth assistant postmaster general in
charge of the force of post Office in
spectors, TO whom as a matter of adj
ministrative detail the work of inves-
tigation had to be assigned But Bris-
tow was put in charge of detective
work at Wynne's request and the scope
of Bristow's investigation was extend
ed beyond mere perfunctory examl-
!.QllOll llllo SpSS1lS Nl1dl SEQ Wy w luS >
shrewdness and courageous persistence.
1t was against Wynne that the at
lacks of the combined forces of the
grafters were first directed and Wynne
is still the special object of their re-
sentiment and vindictiveness; yet curl
ously enough one result Of the inves
tigation has been to lessen the prestige
of the office of first assistant postmas
ter general and to diminish the respon
sibility of the man who is responsible
for putting the department Oh firm
business footing for the first time in &c
years. The post Office committee of the
senate has awakened to what was go
ing or and has amended the pos
office appropriation bill SO as to restore
to the first assistant postmaster general
some of the duties of which he had
been deprived.
LOUIS A. ca0IJ3,cE
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

RumpuS. 1;,o How 10 ono
of the younger democrats in the house
but he is recognized as one of the safest
leaders and his resolution calling for
the post Office investigation, which was
responsible for all the recent rumpus,
has still further enhanced his prestige.
For three congresses now Hay has
been chairman of the democratic eau.
Gus, and if anything were to happen
to John Sharp Williams the chances
are that Hay would succeed Williams
as the democratic leader on the floor.
He is not a flowery orator and makes
no pretence at anything Of the kind,
but when he talks he carries conviction
and there is no man in the house who
has greater success in securing the
enactment Of legislation outside of par
ty lines.
Hay belongs to the practical group of
southern statesmen, among whom Cor
man, of Maryland, and Martin, of Vir-
ginia, are excellent types. If he came
from a northern state he would un-
doubtedly take rank among the leaders
of the national democratic organiza-
ton.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
Her Fortune.

Colonel" said the beautiful grass
widow as she placed her hand in his.
'can you read palms?"
well, yes, some" he replied, with
wonderful self-control. Lets see.
I'm! The lines in your palm indicate
that you are not going to be married
to rather tall man with grayish hair
and brilliant war record. Let's go
and see if we can't find some punch. :"
Chicago Record-Herald.
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erage 16 per cent year upon their
capital. OF these earnings big sums have
been laid aside for depreciation and 9TH
er sums for insurance. The deprecia-
ton money is left at interest or in
vested in new steamships. The insur-
ance fund must be invested as sinking
fund. Only one-quarter of the Cunard
earnings for long term of years has
been paid out in dividends. In 1900.
that year of great earnings which de-
ceived Mr.. Morgan into forming. his
Shipping trust, the Cunarders earned
about $2,750,000 net and paid only $780,
900 in dividends. Almost as great sum
was reserved for insurance, more than
twics as great for depreciation. The in
surance fund is now very nearly two mill
lion dollars. When the Oregon was
wrecked on Long Island shore, the fund
was all drawn out to replace her.
There are plenty of premises that can
get no insurance at all. The old Acad-
envy of Music in Brooklyn was an in
stance. 1t was splendid great public
hall in its day. The finest grand opera
had been rendered there. George Will
liam Curtis, Parke Goodwin, J. S. T. Stran-
ahan and other old-timers had applaud
ed from its ample stalls the great ar
lists of two generations. But it was out
of-date and fire-trap. The morning
after it burned, uninsured, the stock OF
the owning company "sold up" The
fire had done the owners a service by
disposing Of much debris upon their
valuable land. Now million dollars is
to be put into modern building.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

has to have some
time to eat and sleep. Between the pow
ers, thereis always howl about graft
and plenty of occasion for the howl, but
a comparatively small amount of crooked
legislation actually gets past the gov
ernor and the courts. Time was when a
legislator would make $4,000 or 900
per session. Those days have gone.
There are few small "stakes" posi-
BILE now, but the fees are apt to be con-
tingent upon bills success; and that's
discodraging. The power of the party
boss on either side is more apt to be ex-
erted to whip members into line against
any particularly bad bill which has an
gered the public.
The BLACK Horse troop" is nothing
like the public danger it was Is years
ago. But it is aggravating to decent
citizen to have measure known to be
a clean steal pass the lower house with
whoop and vote of about three to
one.
OWEN LANGDoN.
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r e p r e S e n tatlVe
Hay, of Virginia.
Hay is one of
the new brand of
southern congress-
men who looks on
the practical side
of national politics
rather than on the
sentimental S i d e,
e. nearly
a generation after
the war, was ia
vored by states
men south of the
Macon and niyOn'S
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
| kB:smlL ! IA
tES -N1GA4AAAlh11 x - * <s AA5A4a -
The Vice Of Politics.

What is 1t, my children" exclaimed
the temperance advocate, that causes
men to ignore the ties of home, neglect
their families, stay out until after mid
night, and get up with a bad headache
In the morIling?"
II know" shouted young wide
awake in tie room.
well, my little fellow. tell the others
what it is.''
"PolitiA!"-Tit-B Bits.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

ROBERT j. Wyune,
the first assistant
postmaster gener-
al, will come in for
fair share of the
credit which right
ly belongs to him
for first suspecting
the rottenness in
t h e department
and insisting upon
the investigation
that has resulted
in it's cleansing. If
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

Philadelphia.
This Mr.. Goelet
was annoyed dur
ing the winter by
the antics of a
era n k who as
sunled his name to
court a beautiful
young girl of hum
BILE birth and for
tune. The sham
"Goelet" was some
years older than
the real article, but
the trusting girl
q n d her father
n ever took the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
Seemed Probable.

Viyacious Miss-Just as soon as We
had gone out on deck, though, storm
came up, and we hurried down the com.
panionway-you know what the com.
panionway in steamer is, don't you.
Mr. Feathertop?
Mr.. Feathertop-Yes; it's sort Of
er-lovers' walk, isn't it?-Chicagc
Tribune,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

eighth congress in
a very short ses-
sion will be the
appropriation of
money to begin
the work Of ex-
tending the capitol
in accordance with
the original plans
of Architect Wal
tiers, to whose gen.
ius so much of the
beauty and dignity
of that splendid
structure is due. 1t
is estimated that
it will cost a total
of s2,5O0,OOO to
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
Parental solicitude.

Daughter-But. ma, don't like
him.
Mother-He is an only son and his
father is very rich.
well. as to that. his father Is .
widower, and may marry again."
True. I did not think of that. Per-
haps you'd better marry the father"
IN. Y. Weekly.
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i VI IA. i llt Cdllll
of the former
might be consider
ably greater but
for a mistake in
judgment commit
ted by the grand
father of the pres
ent generation.
That Mr.. Goelet
was a religious
man, a quiet, sim
pie, church going
citizen OF the Unit
ed States, and, he
shook his h g a d
when his friends
predicted a future
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

is that they do
insure them by
writing off" a GER
t a j n sum every
year from the rent
ais to cover fife
losses. Their risks
are self-insured, a
process that in
wolves little dan
ger, since most of
the property is
high class and used
by responsible peo-
pie. AS a matter
of fact, the Astors
are many thousand
dollars "ahead of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

business IT can
transact it with a
speed which is
simply astonish-
ing to those who
have never seen
the workings Of
t h a t interesting
body except during
it's customary con-
dition of somno-
leni:y.
1t having been
decided by the re-
publican leaders
that co n gre S $
might just as well
get away before
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
No Profit in It.

How is the cattle business in this
neighborhood? asked the stranger.
ut amt what it used to be-" grum-
bled Uncle Jed Sorreltop. "Six months
ago a freight train run over an old
cow of mine. The company didn't set
tie with me till the other day, and all
l could get out of 'em was s25. BY
gum, could "a sold 'er to the butchers
fur more'n t!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

the game" as compared with what they
would have paid for premiums in the
big companieg.
There are other firms that self-insl re.
The Cunard steamship line is one CT
them. For a period of twenty years Of
10 the Cunarders have earned oil an ay-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

UuIueu OUT. i u0
main Office was in
stalled in an old
building, and next
to it were one or
two others in al
most the only part
of lower Broadway
that has not been
covered by modern
sky scrapers. 1t
w a S insured. for
more than $100, 900,
but comparatively
little will be col
lected. because the
land fre-swept is
worth more than it
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
In a Good School.

First Actress-Really, don't sea
how you manage to get that swell So.
ciety talk down SO perfectly. You
never Travelled in swell society, did
you?
Second Actress-No When l am on
the stage I listen to the conversation
going on in the boxes.--Chicago Amer.
lean.
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After TIE Swindle.

Husband-You are certainly easy.
Wife-Oh, don't be so ugly. 1t ism
the first time have been cheated.
Husband-Oh, then it's happened DO
fore?
Wife-Yes, it happened on the da,
of our wedding.-Cincinnat CONNER
cial Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

So.A16 pSol1iS.
the house of rer
sentatives Mr., Y
Call, of Mass ID
sets, has b. 4 put
at the head of the
special committee
selected to investi-
gate the so-called
Bristow report, to
find out whether
members of con-
gress are in reality
seriously compro-
missed by the re-
port and especially
to discover just
how the report
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

The fact is that the
legislature is, or
would like to be
corrupt. The far
Their up you go in
the scale of dig
nifty, the less does
bribery prevail and
avail. The assem-
bly, is so crooked
that it couldn't lie
easy in a snail
shell. The senate
is better. The gov
ernor really tries
to ferret out and
veto bad bills, but
he is mortal, and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

Mamma-Now, Teddy, supposing
give you two nickels and baby one
dime, how much
Teddy-Make it dollars, ma 'TainI
real money and you needn't be stingy
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
The Jogerfy Lesson.

OF isthmuses, continents, capes and canals
The pupils had shown off their knowledge
most fully.
Said the senior director: "The b'ys and the
gals
Hev sartinly got up their jogerfy bully.
Jist one other question ID like to perpound,
What is a yolcaner? Who'll tell fer a
penny?"
A moment Of silence. intense and profound.
Hits mountain whuts sick at the
stummick," said Bonnie.
-Lippincotts.
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up ana now III nap
pened that it was ever sent to the
house ard published to the world.
There seems to be 10 question that
the facts in the compilation were
brought together at Mr.. Bristow's re-
quest in order 10 justify certain state
ments he had made with reference to
congressman who have brought infiu-
ence to bear at the department.
AS to the publication of the report
with the unfortunate advertising of in
aI'cent men, it develops that Chairman
oEefstfoet was undoubtedly, and with
sne pest intention in the world, respon-
ne LOT that part of the programme.
. the subst. esaf thesreport. it
that sbaloo was
and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
Theory and Practice.

He felt that he could run the earth
His genius none could match;
Although he vainly tried to farm
A seVen-acre patch.
Washington Star.
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Pleased. Indeed.

Parke-Was your wife pleased witH
your birthday present?
Lane-Delighted. She said she LIKED
it almost as we'll as the ono gave .At
cool.-..Bropklyn Life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

Mamma wants the part of the paper
that tells about the terrific Slaughter
Tell her Pm reading the war news
now, but in minute she can have"
''She said the terrific slaughter in
spring bonnets at Maxim & Sellem So
Chicago Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

His Argument.
$50 you are an advocate of vege
tarianism!"
Eyes"
'tFor what reasop?"
eff l can persuade everybody elsa
to live on vegetables, perhaps eggs and
beef will become cheap enough for me
to have all want of them. WASH.
ington Star.
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Credit Due wynne.

Some time. after the politics is all
squeezed out of the post Office muss,
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She-Prof. Henpeck of Yalevard col
The Trouble With Him.

His constant boast is that, ''bejinks.
He always says just what he thinks"
And yet he might not bore
If what he thinks he'd say, and then
Have mercy on his fellow men
And not say any more.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
Hay, Of Virginia.

Another man who has gained repu-
tation out of this post Office talk is
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Undoubtedly True.

"The good ole young, you know"
remarked the man with the quotation
habit.
Naturally" rejoined the matter-of.
fact person. That's the only time
people ars good."-Chicago Daily
News
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WASHINGTON LETTER
TIMELY GOSSIP FROM THE MA
TIONAL CAPITOL.
THE POST OFFICE MIDDLE
Men Who Are Making Regulations
Out of the Investigation-Devel-
oping New Political Lead
ers-Rapid Legislation.

Washington.-One of the memorable
Kings to be accomplished by the Fifty
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM
OWEN LANGDoN's TIMELY NEW
YORK CHATTER.
PROFITS IN REAL ESTATE
The Fortunes Of the Astors and Goe-
lets Founded Upon Land-Where
the Fire Insurance Com
panies Lose
panies Lose.

New York.-The real Robert Goelet is
engaged to marry Miss Elsie Whelen. OF
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Cheerful Admission.

$50 you cheerfully concede that
your son knows more than you do?"
Certainly. You don't catch me adj
mittlng that my father could bring
up children better than can."-Tit-
Bits
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Speed in the Senate.

When the senate of the United
States is really anxious to transact
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Willie Saply-Dearest, I've been dis
charged from the Office! I've lost my
job!
Mrs. Willie Saply (nee Gotrox)-How
perfectly awful!
Willie-Yes; your father always was
notwithstanding Daily News.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

The Land-owning Goelets.
The Goelets and the Astors are the
two great land-owning families of New
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
Queer Things in Insurance.

| mention that the Astors do not in
sure their houses. The fact, of course,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
A Dangerous Fire District.

A similar phenomenon was noted
when the Adams Express company was
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

The Truth About "Boodle."
The state legislature is dying amid
the usual complaints about Doodle"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27
The Post Office Row.

The post Office discussions are bring
ing to the front just now some inter-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-04-27

So Like Her Father.
He kissed! Although she'd orter
Have frowned upon such pranks.
The EDITORS coy daughter
Returned the thing with thanks"
Philadelphia Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-04
When ''scalping" is Stopped.

WAeE SCalp1ng" IS Stopped.
All the railroads in the territory from
Buffalo and Pitlsburg westward to the
Rocky Mountains and Southwest as far
as Texas have just agreed to run coach
excursions at very low rates to St. Louis
during the remainder of the fair.
From all points within 200 miles of St.
Louis excursions will be run daily at half
rates. From places between 200 and
800 miles from St. Louis excursions will
be run five days each week at the rate of
a cent mile. This rate will also be
made twice week from Colorado, Wv
oming and the Dokotas.
For no previous Fair were such favor
able rates and arrangements made by
voluntary agreement of the railroads.
The Columbian Exposition taught the
railroads two lessons at once-tllat very
low rates caused a big increase in the
number OF visitors to the Fair but a big
decrease in the revenue f.om the regular
passenger traffic. In considering rates
for the st, Louis Fair the first question
ofthe railroads was how to make rates
low enough to attract people to the ex-
position without permitting others to
take advantage Of those rates.
All other efforts in the past have failed
to prevent persons intending to travel
but one way, from buying round trip ex-.
cursion tickets and selling The return
coupons to "scrlpers' the railroads. ev-
olved the idea of having all brokers en-
joined by the courts from buying or SELL
ing any tickets issued at reduced rates
of the Fair. The railroads promised the
business men of St. Louis they would
make satisfactory rstas to the Fair if the
irjunctions against the brokers were sec.
ured. The inJunctioDs were issued and
satisfactory rates were adopted by the
railroads.
Facing financial iailnre Of the Fair
because of the small attendance, its man
ayers appealed to thd railroads for fur
Their concessions in rates and more favor
able arrangements. By promptly grant
ing the request the railroads have shown
that cheaper rates for fairs, conventions
and other big events will be made when
ticket ''scalping" is impossible than
when the railroads are forced to guard
against the Decentralization Of their reg
ular traffic by broeers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-04
IDAY MORNING. NOV. 4, 1904
club Papers.

THE PIONEER EXPRESS cannot be responsible
ance after expiration of other papers sent as
contract however that club papers shall be dis
continued at the eno of the subscription. SUB.
premium papers and if they wish them discon-
iinued refuse them from the postmaster after
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tor the subscription. Any person who pays up
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matter write to the publishers OF the
sf3h ieH papers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-04

Friends i'll this city were shocked to
learn OF the sudden death of Samuel F.
Waldo of Crystal on Saturday last. He
was in St. Paul buying goods and was
taken i'll and went to the hospital at
Rochester where he was subjected to an
operation for appendicitis and died from
the shock. Mr.. Waldo was treated for
the same trouDle about year ago and
was very near death at that time but re-
covered though not completely. Mr..
Waldo was raised in Ibis county near
Drayton from a boy and has been sue
cessfu in business at Crystal for some
years. Two years ago he was the can
didate on the democratic ticket for rep
resentative to the house from the second
district. He was highly respected and
had many friends all over the county
who will be sorry to learn of his death
in early manhood. He was married to a
daughter of David Graham OF Drayton
who is a sister to j. M. Graham of the
county judges Office. Mr.. and Mrs.
Graham went to Crystal on Monday to
attend the funeral which was held on
"Wednesday.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-04
NOTICE OF ELECTION /. {, n,

NOI4CE sOF EkECIlVN.
Notice is herebysgiven that on Tues
day, the 9th day. 81, November, 1901, al
the properly designated precincts and
voting places in the County Of Pembina
and State Of North Dakota. an election
will be held for the following state. dis
trict and county officers. to-wit:
STATE OFFICERS.
-Four Presidential Electors,
Two Congressman,
One Governor,
One Lieutenant Governor,
One Secretary OF State,
One State Auditor,
One State Treasurer, .
One Attorney General,
One Commissioner of Insurance.
One Commissioner OF Agriculture and
Labor,
One Superintendent of Public Instruct
ion,
Three Commissioners of Railroads,
Two Justices of the Supreme Court.
DISTRICT OFFICERS.
One State Senator to represent the 1st
district,
Three Members of the House of Rep
resentatives to represent the first dis
trict, and
Three Members of the House OF Rep
rcsentatives to represent the second dis
tfict,
One Judge OF the Seventh Judicial
District.
COUNTY oFSICERs.
One Sheriff,
One Auditor,
One Treasurer,
One Ciesk of District Court,
One Register of Deeds,
One States Attorney,
One County Jud e,
One Surveyor,
One Coroner,
One Superintendent Of Schools,
One Public Administrator,
-Four Justices of the Peace,
-Four Constables.
One County Commissioner to repre-
sent the 4th district, and
One County Commissioner to repre-
sent the End district.
And which election will be opened at
eight O'Clock in the morning and will
continue open until five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day.
Dated at Pembina, N. D., this sth day
of October, 1904.
SWAIN Ti!ORWALDSON,
COUNTY Auditor in and for
[Seal] Pembina County and State
Of North Dakota.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-04

Fl. N. Joy was in the city Saturday and
made us pleasant call. He is now To-
Gated at Toronto Junction, suburb OF
Toronto, Ont, where he has entered
partnership with his brother ]. r. in the
manufacture OF steel ranges, with pros
poets of an extensive business. The COM
ing year they expect to manufacture a
thousand ranges. His family is we'll and
they are we'll pleased with the change.