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The river press., 1904-11-02

conservative estimate OF the amount
that will accrue to this fund from the
sale of public lands during the next
twenty-five years is based at between
$6O,O0OO0O and $75,OOO,OO0.
Father Of National lrrixation,
Under the caption, Roosevelt Is It."
the Garland Guard, published at Gar
land, Big Horn County, Wyoming, among
. other things says:
although Mr. Mondell, Senator War
rem and Senator Newlanas and others de-
serve credit for what they did in Com
gress, all their efforts in behalf of the
National Irrigation Act would have
failed had it not been for the fact that
President Roosevelt championed legisla-
ton of this kind for the benefit of the
arid region. He recommended in his
first message to Congress the enactment
Of such law, and it was his indorse-
ment more than anything else which Sc
cured approval for it among the Sen
ators and Representatives from the East.
What chance can any Democrat think
this measure would have had if Mr..
Cleveland, instead of President Roose-
welt. had been in the White House at
the time it was pending in Congress? It
was Mr.. Cleveland who spoke of some
Of the Far Western States as undesirable
communities, and it is we'll known that
with this part of the country lie had no
sympathy. 1t was the influence of Pres
ident Roosevelt. who lived in the West
and knew its needs, that secured a ia
vorable hearing for the proposition and
resulted at last in the passage Of the bill
under which national reclamation work
is now progressing. Therefore President
Roosevelt is the father of the National
Irrigation Law"
lrrigation's Part in Civilization.
In some parts of the country politi-
clans have stated to the people that the
question of irriga tion is comparatively
new. This statement is wholly untrue.
Irrigation is as old as the human race.
Agriculture is the most ancient art Of
which we have any record. It was the
beginning of civilization. The first agri-
culture was accomplished through irriga-.
tion. 1t was commenced, according to
scientist. who have sought the records
of primitive man, under conditions of
grent aridity, and the civilized cities Of
the ancients were either on tire edge Of,
or in, the desert. The earlieSt civiliza-
ton of america has indelibly stamped
it's Impress on Arizona and New Mexi-
co. where to-day are to be found the
remains Of the cities and great irrigation
works which tiourislied thousands Of
years before Columbus discovered Amer
! ica. Almost all the ancient civilizations
| which history records were based upon
irrigation. and irrigation is to-day prac-
! ticed by more than half the people in the
| world. Under the workings Of the Ma
| tional Irrigation Act it is estimated that
what is now the arid West can be made
to support sO0OO,OOO of people:
The river press., 1904-11-02
cleveland's Failure.

Ex-President Cleveland is an unimag-
inartIve man.. and for this, and other good
reasons, his recent magazine article en-
titled "Wpy Young Man Should Vote
the Democratic Ticket is short, point
less and unconvincing.
1t takes a good deal Of fervid fancy,
and Il lnack for invention, to construct
an argument upon theme like that. Mr.
Cleveland was evidently i'll at ease with
his subject. Probably few young men
will read the article. anyway, and no on.
will be Influenced by it.
The young men of America live in the
present, and hope for the future. They
do not care to be even holding post
mortcms on dead issues. nor to spend
their days holding back the wheels OF ac
ton and progress.
The young men of the United States
are alive And they will vote the Repub
licun ticket this fall.
The river press., 1904-11-02
Out no.t, Around Mukdeu.

They are getting close in New York.
There is no question about that, and on
which ever side the outposts are. they
have got in, politically. That's all right.
They are past the underbrush and they
are close together. The political grapple
will be fierce one, but it can go but
one way. The vote on Manhat ttan Island
cannot overcome the vote of the farm
ers and thinkers upstate. New York
will go Republican.
The river press., 1904-11-02

"If eur opponents come into power
they can revoke this order lPension
order No. 7Sl and announce that they
will t, cot the veterans of sixty.two to
seventy as prcsumab in full bodily
viEor and not entitled to pensions.
Will they now authoritatively state
that they intend to do this? If so, we
accept the Issue. If not, then We have
the right to ask why they raise an
issue which, when raised, they do not
venture to meet."-Roosevelt's letter OF &C.
The river press., 1904-11-02
DEMOCRATS WITH THE TRUSTS.
The Showing Made When a, Vote Was
Taken in the House,

The present laws which place whole.
some restrictions on the trusts were put
on the statutes by the Republican party
and not by the Democratic party. Loud
ly as the Democrats have always talked
against the trusts, and seriously as they
have from time to time awakened appre-
hensiOn in all business circles by their
threats that they would destroy all large
corporations whether good or bad, yet
never once have the Democrats accom-
plished or even aided in the accomplish
ment Of any salutary effort to control
the trusts along lines of public safety.
The rulings Of the Supreme Court hav.
ing shown that as the constitution now
stands, Congress can only regulate trusts
engaged in Interstate commerce, the fol-
lowing amendment was introduced in
the House Of Representa- tives and press
ed to vote on June 1, 1900:
Section !. All powers conferred by this
article shall extend to the several States,
the territories, the District OF Columbia.
and all territory under the sovereignty and
! subject to the Jurisdiction of the United
States.
Section Q. Congress shall have power
to define regulate. control. prohibit, or dis
solve trusts. monopOlies or combinations,
| whether existing in the form Of Il combina-
tion or otherwise. The several States may
c4IitlIuc u eAefclSc Sucu power Ill any man
| ncr not iii conflict with the laws Of the
United States.
| Section ). Congress shall have power to
! enforce the provisions of this article by
| appropriate legislation.
| The clause saving all rights Of States
! was inserted in the hope of Inducing
| State-ri.hts Democrats to support the
amendment. Nevertheless, the vote stood
! 14S Republicans for and 13O Democrats
| against and the measure failed Of the
necessary two-thirds majority.
| LOUDLY AS THE DEMOCRA ATS
! TALKED. WHEN 1T CAME TO II
! VOTE THEY WERE FOR THE
| TRUSTS, NOT AGAINST THENI. -
The river press., 1904-11-02
The Melancholy Days.

The melancholy days have come, the
saddest Of the year,
When D. B. Hills machinery is sadly out
of gear,
When Parker finds that Esopus is where
he'll have to stay
And when no longer they will let Une
Henry Gassaway.
The river press., 1904-11-02
In Full EruptiOu.

Mont Pelee is again in full eruption.
and so is Senator Tillman Of South Caro-
lima.
And the world goes round and round
And the sun sinks into the sea-
And whether Mont Pelee, or Tillman,
bursts,
1t matters little to me.
The river press., 1904-11-02

1t looks as if the croakers who are
foretellins ruin to the Republican ticket
in New York State were badly scared
without being able to tell what scared
them. New York will so for Roosevelt,
and with no uncertainty will its verdict
be- given. Roosevelt is New York's "fav-
crits son ~
The river press., 1904-11-02

If there is a citizen OF the United
States anywhere who has too much busi
ness and 100 much employment. and
longs for the stagnation that prevailed
from 1893 to 1896, he can contribute to
that end by voting the Democratic ticket
this year,
The river press., 1904-11-02
"Swinv Low -

"Sw;ng Low. Sweet Chariot" Swing
low ovsr New York and New Jersey and
Rhode Island. We know you will swing
low enough to brush the clover bloss ms,
but we want just to remind you that it
is your business-for the good Of this
United States and for the good OF the
world-that you swing low enough to in
sure Republican success in the States
just named: ''Swing low. Sweet Chariot
And we know you will swing!
The river press., 1904-11-02

\ Democratic national victory is in
variably followed by diStrust and con-
fusion III business. and by policies that
cripple tile great industries Oh which
workingmen depend for support. No
such party should be entrusted with
puWer.
The river press., 1904-11-02

Having "monkeyed' with "Roosevelt-
ISM until they found the buzz saw. the
Democrats are now tempting the fool
killer by revving the cry that "Protec-
ton is robbery Eight years ago the
workingmen of this country decided that
protection is blessing. and they have
not changed their minds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-08-23

don't be too ambitious for me. I was
stupid and blind to allow myself toto
become her-friend under the circum-
stances. ought simply never to have
entered that house. But-now listen,
and let's never allow this to come up
AGAIN. No matter what I suffer now
or am to suffer in the future, I shall
never, never be sorry knew her. You
say women are all alike. 1 can never
agree with you, but even II she be-
comes his wife, and is proud in a way
to bear his name, there will still be
something, sir, behind-something that
I have almost seen and grasped-some-
thing, Mr.. Hillyer, that came up In her
eyes once, only once, and then darted
away as If frightened at the fear OF
the worlds opinion. But my God, Mr.
Hillyer, for one second it was mine,
and 1 have lived on it ever since and
shall take its wonderful warmth to my
grave"
"Oh, George. you scare mel? gasped
the merchant. II didn't know you
COULD
Lets drop the subject forever"
Buckley broke in suddenly. you've
:onfided in me; have IN you. Goo
Knows you have hope; have nome
none at allw
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-08-23

bet you hain't half fed thar at Hill
yer's. Them Niger cooks don't know
how to prepare meal O vittles."
Mother" he turned suddenly and
resolutely on her-"you haven't told
me all about her coming here"
"Yes. have, George, g. help me
Godw
Not all you-thought, mother"
The woman hesitated, and then she
faltered: mo. I'll admit that, George
How could I? laid awake nearly all
that night studyin' over It."
.Tell me what you thought. mother u
why. George? r.
Mother. this is the darkest day !
have ever spent. I had one other al
bad, but l drowned it In whisky, but
now"-he smiled rigidly-"I am facing
the music with a clear head. Mother
what did you think"
We'll. George" after another pause
Il sorter believed she kissed me an
an looked like she wanted to cry In
my arms beca'se was yore mother.
never could make out-women are
sech riddles, even to the'rselves-1 nev-
Or could make out whether it was q
goodby kiss intended fer you or-or
another sort. watched her tell she
got clean across the pasture field, an
she walked all the way with 'er head
down Now git the gun"
He sat down suddenly. Mother, I
couldn't kill a living thing today" he
said. II want everything to live and
breathe. How can I give her up when
when she kissed your
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-08-23

BREAKING THE SAD NEws.-"Mrs
Gottwadds," said the gentleman as he
took a seat in the luxurious drawing
room. "I-that-is-please don't let
yourself be unduly alarmed, but have
come to break some sad news to you.
"Oh, Heaven!" she cried, throwing
up her hands and casting at him an
agonized look, 1T is my boy! Some
thing has happened to Reginald!
Speak! Tell me that he Is not-dead!'
mo, he is not dead. Calm yourself
l must insist that you try to control
your nerves. you see"
But he Is hurt! He went away In
his automobile an hour ago. Some
thing has happened. Tell me-tell me!
1 cannot bear this terrible strain. My
poor boy! Tell me that he will get
we'll! Have pity! Have pity on me-!
"Oh, he isn't hurt at all. He's just
as sound in body and limb as I am
The truth is"
But thought you said it was going
to be something terrible? All, you are
deceiving me! You are keeping back
the truth. l must know all! Don't
torture me this way. You are cruel
Let me know the worst. / Will be
brave. 1 will try to bear up. Oh, my
boy! My poor boy! Take me to him!
Where is he?"
You see, he was going faster than
the law allowed, and ran over an old
lady. They've arrested him for man.
slaughter and insist on holding him
under a heavy bond, so that" =,
"Oh, Is that all? I'm so relieved
Really, the way you spoke. couldn't
help thinking it was something SER
ious."-Chicago Record Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-08-23
MiseslIaneuus 8eading.
SMART DIAMOND sMUeeLER.
Left Contraband vaIuabIes Concealed
In His Stateroom.

Left Contraband vaIuabIes Concealed
In His Stateroon.
One Of the custom house officials was
recently in a reminiscent mood and en-
tertained a few friends with some Of
his experiences with smugglers. The
exploits related chiefly to bringing dia-
monds into the country. He said:
I'm all my long experience I have
never come across q device that equal
ed in ingenuity and effectiveness the
scheme employed by a certain gentle
man who succeeded on various occa-
sions in bringing over $2000,000 worth
of precious stones into the United
States without paying one cent in duty
upon them.
+ This fellow was connected with a
number of large diamond concerns both
in this country and abroad, and went
about his trade with a GOODNESS and
confidence that surely nobody could be
| suspicious Of.
Upon reaching New York on one Of
the ocean steamers he passed through
a rigid examination by the customs Of
fcers, who were aware Of his interest
the diamond business. Their efforts to
find concealed jewels revealed nothing
and the man was not detained.
Nor did anybody think Of suspect
ing him, when he sailed on the next
outgoing trip Of the same vessel that
had brought him to New York. To in:
sure his complete comfort on the trip
over he secured his old stateroom.
Several of the mans business friends
passed approval upon the little room
in which he bade them farewell. When
the ships ropes were loosened the
friends waved a happy goodbye from
the docks to their departing brother.
| while the ocean traveller was smok-
ing perfectos in some uncertain lati-
tude and more uncertain longitude, the
New Yorkers were busily engaged In
disposing Of a fine assortment Of dia-
monds that had been transferred to
their keeping from an improvised safe
ty vault In the little stateroom. Even
the ships captain or the gentleman
whose duties were concerned with
sweeping stateroom floors, arranging
the beds and busting the panelled
walls, never suspected that the pas
senger had cleverly loosened a panel
in the wall Of the room and had.suc-
ceeded in concealing the smuggled
goods behind 1t.
HE was so confident Of the decep-
ton that he did not have the slightest
fear in leaving the jewels In their hid
ing place during the two weeks dur
ing which the vessel remained at her
New York dock.
THE man performed these maneu-
vers as many as five times before the
treachery of one Of his confidants final
ly brought him into the hands of the
law. 1t may be interesting to know
though, that the man Is still very
wealthy in spite Of term in prison.
His trips to Europe. however. have
become less frequent" New York
Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-08-23

n STRONG man is to be pitied
Ih who deliberately shuns being
III thrown into contrast with q
rival more fortunate In the es-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-08-23

to put it out, but JEFF got another
White Cap letter O. warnin' to skip
out. 1t had a skull an bones on It.
Mrs. Truths been tryin' to git i'm to
leave, but old Bascom won't let i'm
go. Now, George, git the'rife an shoot
ME the fattest chicken you see in the
yard. I'm goin' to fry it. fer you. III
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-25
aUEER CHURCH ORNAMENTS
scythe Placed in House of Worship to Commemorate Peasants' De-
 fense of Their Faith.

At first sight the scythe is strange ornament for a church, but there is noth- ing incongruous in these curious agri- cultural implements as seen in the parish church of St. Mary's at Horncastle. in Lincolnshire, says the Christian Age.
 Thirteen of these blades are nailed above the door in the north chapel. At one time the blades numbered 40 or 50, but owing to rust and decay many of them have been lost. Each of the scythes is about yard in length.
 The general belief is that these blades were placed in the church in commemora- tion of the zeal of peasants who wielded them in defense of their faith in the re- beIlion known as "The Pilgrimage of Grace" which had it's rise at Louth in 1856. When the people saw the ruins of their churches and abbeys, they rose in revolt, and arming themselves with the instruments of husbandry, such as scythes, they went forth to encounter the enemy. They were beaten and dispersed, but in the eyes of their countrymen they were heroes, and the rude implements with which they fought were deemed worthy of an abiding place in the old church where the peasants had wor- shipped.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-25
Convict's Discovery.

Several months ago man named Kurzpeski, having committed a seri- ous offense, was sentenced to 8 long term of Imprisonment in Germany, and since then the public heard nothing about him until the other day, when the news spread that he had discovered a cure for consumption which he claimed was infallible. In letter to the min ister Of the interior, Kurzpeski gave a glowing account of the new remedy, stat ing that it had worked wonders on him self and others who are imprisoned with him at Luneburg, and requested to ba set at liberty for time in order that he might continue bis investigations in 6 properly equipped laboratory. With this request the minister has not yet seen fit to comply, but he has thought the matter of such importance that he has instructed a committee of scientists to go to Lune. burg and make a thorough test of the alleged remedy
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-25
A Great Object Lesson.

As conqueror of obstacles the rail- way is 8 great object lesson, says Four Track News. The youth of the country should learn from the railway the les sor: of enterprise and pluck. If, in its prescribed course, 8 railway encounters & deep ravine it bridges it: it spans seemingly impossible barriers with a trestle or a bridge and goes OH it's way
 If it finds mountain in it's path it does not say: "I can never get over this!" It bores tunnel through it and comes out on the other side. If it finds cases where trestles and tunnels do not serve it's purpose it executes loop, or inaugu- rates g. cog road, by which 1t climbs the heights as if to defy every obstacle
 If, in our everyday course, we surmount all obstacles with as great determine tion as the railroad leaps across can- yons, or bores through mountains, the word success would be more in evidence. and the word failure, that is now so over- vo-2ied. would have much needed rest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-25
GEMS IN UNITED STATES.
One Regard in Which Our Natural Re-
 sources Are Deficient-Fine .. Stones Scarce.

''It is a little strange" said Irving L. Russell to Washington Post re- porter. "that the United States, so fa1 ahead in national resources of every other part of the globe in all essential things. should be so deficient as pro ducer of precious stones. I am of the opinion that there will be big discov- cry some day of the most valued gems. probably in some out of the way cor ner of the land.
 <'I do not mean to intimate that we are exactly destitute of fine stones, but that those found are mostly of inferior quality as compared with the output of the old mines. In North Carolina a good many emeralds and rubies and sapphires are to be had, but they are of not sufficient value to warrant cut ding. Some very fine pearls have been taken out of the shells picked up in the streams of Arkansas, and at one time the search for them down there amounted to craze Pearls, by the way, have gone up in price from 200 to 300 per cent. in recent years.
 "A great many semi-precious stones are mined in California, the turquoise found out there being especially beau tifuI, but lacking in hardness. Tour malines also come from California in abundance" <
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-25
A Macedonian Arnazou.

Katarina Arnautova, a Macedonian woman, has participated in great deal of fighting during the instruction against Turkey. A correspondent de- scribes her as about 2e years of age, of middle height, we'll set up and strong looking, with blue eyes and brown hair, which she wears long, but done up un- der her black fur cap. She wore also 8 gray tunic of 8 military cut and metal buttons, 8 leather belt, gray trousers. and leggings of dull, violet-colored wool A whistle for giving signals was attached to her watch chain, and in her pocket she had some poison wrapped up in pa per, in case she should fall into the hands of the Turks. She said she had been in six important engagements and others of. less importance, was good shot, and knew of five Turks that had fallen before her rife.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-25
LETTER FROM JEFFERSON.
Oklahoma Indians Have Treasured Document Written by President
 of the United States.

An autograph letter from Thomas Jefferson, written 100 years ago to the Indians of the Louisiana purchase, has recently been unearthed from the ar- chives of the Sac and Fox Indians in Oklahoma, says the . Chicago Inter Ocean. The Indians in whose posses sion the document as been for a cen- tury have not known it's value, but fn- tuitively they have carefully kept the letter during all their migrations.
 The letter, which is quite long, re- veals MT. Jefferson's s.stuteness in dealing with the Indians. At his invi- 'tation several powerful chiefs jour- neyed from west of the Mississippi river to Washington and were enter tained at the nations capitol. When they started on their journey hone they carried the presidents letter. Tn the letter MT. Jefferson called attention to the long journey they lad made through the white mans territory and to how the white men had improved the land during the short~while they had been in possession of 1t. The let ter tactfully showed to the Indians how hopeless would be contest against the whites. Jefferson in the letter called the Indians his children and advised against tribal wars.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-25
PALACE CARS FOR HORSES
Animals Travelling by Rail Have Flint Accommodations Deck
 ers'' for Sheep and Hogs.

American railroads have almost al many different kinds of cars for carry dna animals as they have cars for pas senA CTS.
 One kind of car that is used foi shipping horses is known technically as palace horse car, and, excepting for fine woodwork and brasswork, it is & palace car, giving horses fine ac.om, modations
 Each horse has his own stateroom so to speak, for the car is fitted witf Independent stalls Each stall has manager and water trough, overhead are racks for holding extra feed.
 Sheep and hogs are often carried in cars with two stories. These are known as double-deckers, and the animals are shipped in both stories. They have room to lie down in and water is sup piled to them from pipes.
 Horses and cattle are sidetracked al intervals if the cars are making a long run, and the beasts are led out and al- lowed to run around for exercise. Then they are driven back to their cars anC resume their journey.
 Sheep are often unloaded within a few miles of their destination and turned loose to rest and feed until they are in good flesh. This is not done merely from motives of humanity. Ii has been found that the sheep are so much improved by it that they bring higher prices when they reach the market